Stained Glass Cross Cookies

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These cookies are simple enough for even very young ones to help with. The stained glass in our cookies was made from Jolly Ranchers, but you could probably use any hard candies.

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Ingredients – flour – butter – sugar – egg yolk – mayonnaise – vanilla – baking powder – pinch of salt

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How to Make Stained Glass Cross Cookies

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1. Preheat your oven to 350F 2. Cream your egg, butter, mayonnaise, sugar, and vanilla together in a bowl until creamy.

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3. Add in the baking powder, flour and salt and mix with a fork until the mixture is crumbly. 4. If the mixture is still crumbly, mix with your hands until the dough sticks together well.

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5. Roll the dough out on a floured surface until the cookies are about 1/4" thick.

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6. Use the cookie cutters to cut out the large cross cookies and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

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7. Use the mini cross cookie cutter and cut out a mini cross from the large cross cookies. 8. Use a food processor to crush the jolly rancher candies one color at a time.

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9. Use your fingers or a spoon to put in the crushed candies into the mini cross cavity. 10. Bake them at 350F for 6 minutes.

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11. Then turn the pan and cook for an additional 3 minutes. 12. Allow them to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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