This christmas cookie ornaments uses sugar cookie dough and melted hard candy to make a ‘stained glass’ diy ornament that is just as tasty as it is impressive.

A gentle dusting of sugar crystals on the outside of a soft, buttery cookie is enough to make your mouth water, but there’s just something extra special about these Christmas-themed ones with crushed candy that makes it worth the extra effort. You won’t regret it!

Christmas Cookie Ornaments

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Author: Anna Young
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 57 minutes
Yield: 12 cookies 1x
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
15–20 unwrapped hard candies

To crush the hard candies, place each color in plastic bags, and crush them with a rolling pin.
Set aside.
In a medium bowl combine the flour, pinch of salt and baking powder.
In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar.
Add in the vanilla extract and egg and beat until smooth.
Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
Pat the dough into 1-inch thick circle and wrap in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for minimum 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch thickness.
Use large cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes, then use small cookie cutters to cut out the center shape.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment papers.
Fill the cut-out centers about ¾ full with crushed candies.
If you want to hang your cookies, poke the hole using a straw or wooden skewer.
Bake in preheated oven for 12-13 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.