Stained Glass Cookies
A fun slice-and-bake cookie. Older kids can help cut the gumdrops; younger ones can help roll the cookie dough in decorator sugar.
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Ingredients
1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1
4 teaspoon baking powder1
4 teaspoon salt1 cup gumdrops, cut into small pieces
4 tablespoons decorator sugars
How to make
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STEP 1
Combine butter and powdered sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed. Stir in gumdrops.
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STEP 2
Divide dough in half on lightly floured surface; shape each half into an 8x1 1/2-inch log.
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STEP 3
Place 2 tablespoons decorator sugar on large piece of plastic food wrap. Roll 1 log in decorator sugar to coat. Wrap tightly in plastic food wrap. Repeat with remaining log and decorator sugar. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight until firm.
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STEP 4
Heat oven to 350°F.
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STEP 5
Carefully cut logs into 1/4-inch slices with sharp, serrated knife. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack.
Tip #1
If gumdrops stick to knife when cutting, hold knife blade under hot tap water to warm blade; dry blade and continue cutting. Blade can also be lightly sprayed with no-stick cooking spray as often as needed.
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