STAINED GLASS SUGAR COOKIES

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A friend of mine brought these cookies and recipe to our annual Cookie Exchange. They are very similar to a stained glass cookie, with the pretty top, but they also taste delicious and would be great plain too. You can also cut them into fun shapes with cookie cutters or make them as drop cookies. A favorite for Christmas now!

Provided by Starrynews

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

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

Steps:

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).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1122.5, Fat 62.9, SaturatedFat 39.4, Cholesterol 175.9, Sodium 656.2, Carbohydrate 127.2, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 62.1, Protein 13.6