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Stained Glass Sugar Cookies
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 12 minutes
- Total
- 1 hr 15 min
- Servings
- 3.00 / dozen cookies
Categories
- cookie
Cuisine
- American
Cooking Method
- Bake
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- Vegetarian
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 24. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Stained Glass Sugar Cookies brings together 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened, 3/4 cup butter, softened, 1 cup sugar in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 15 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 3 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 rolls ring-shaped hard candies, crushed, i.e. LifeSavers
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F
Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended.
Add flour and baking soda; mix well.
Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Roll dough to 1/8” thickness on lightly floured surface.
Cut into assorted shapes using 3” cookie cutters, or, drop as balls onto cookie sheet.
Place on greased baking sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes, or until edges begin to brown.
Transfer cookies to rack; immediately press about ½ t crushed candies onto each hot cookie. If the candies aren’t sticking, you can also add frosting first.
Cool completely on wire racks. (Easy way to crush the candies: Separate by color. Place each color in a resealable plastic bag and crush using rolling pin or meat mallet).
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