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November 26, 2010

Twelve Weeks of Christmas Cookies—Stained Glass Cookies

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and remembered to think about all the things you’re grateful for.  We had a great day with lots of family and of course, food! When I woke up this morning after our big, full (literally), busy day yesterday, I reali

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and remembered to think about all the things you’re grateful for.  We had a great day with lots of family and of course, food!

When I woke up this morning after our big, full (literally), busy day yesterday, I realized it was Friday and I had not baked up anything to share for the Twelve Weeks of Christmas Cookies (Week 9!).  So I got Scott to join me and make some cookies that he’d found and wanted to make for a school project.  For their assignment, they are to read any 10 recipes they want, then pick one and make it.  Scott flipped through a lot of my cookbooks and ended up choosing Martha Stewart’s Stained Glass (Trees) Cookies.  I got everything ready for him, then had him read each direction in the recipe and he pretty much did all of it with little help from me.

The sugar cookies (which we didn’t do all Christmas trees) are then cut out in the middle and broken candy pieces (we used Jolly Ranchers) are set inside.  When the cookies bake, the candy melts and looks like stained glass.  They turned out quite well and Scott definitely had fun, especially with the candy. 

Scott’s favorite part was smashing the Jolly Ranchers in a plastic bag, that and I think we was happy we didn’t use them all so he could eat a couple.  In the whole bag of candy, there was only one blue one (blue raspberry).  Scott decided to make one tree with a blue Y in the center because he loves BYU.  They play their last game of the season tomorrow, their biggest rivals, University of Utah.

We used pretty big cutters for these, but you could make them smaller and make sure the centers for candy are big enough.

  Here’s the recipe for Stained Glass Trees Cookies from Martha Stewart’s Cookies book, which can also be found on her website.  Sure wish the kids’ school assignments always involved baking in the kitchen!

Check out all the links for great holiday cookie ideas below!  Week 9, Friends!  Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is RIGHT around the corner!



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AnonymousThos are gorgeous, they remind me of dollar bills in australia...which have stained glass windows
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DajanaThat sounds like a lot of fun, and you sure needed a little help after Thanksgiving. I'd love to make these myself this year, and maybe hang them on our Chrismas tree, I'm sure my girls would have lots of fun
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Ava WhitfieldThe stained glass trick is still the most satisfying holiday project to make with kids, and letting Scott read the steps himself is the part that makes it more than a baking post. What I like about this kind of write-up is that the small notes people add afterwards often matter more than the recipe, which is why I keep the back-and-forth I find on Queens Answer open while we bake. Thank you for sharing it.
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liujdScott reading every step himself is what makes these stained glass cookies more than a pretty picture, especially the blue Y he put in for BYU. The melted Jolly Ranchers turning into windows is still the moment everyone waits for. After the candy cooled I took a short break with First Person Boxing , a browser boxing game you play from behind your own gloves.
SeptleThese stained glass cookies look so fun and festive! It's wonderful that Scott enjoyed baking them and even incorporated his love for Septle into his creation. A great holiday activity!
AnonymousAww, these are pretty against the light!
Donna-FFWThey look gorgeous!
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AnonymousThese look so cool! I'll have to make these sometime!
Carol MendezStained glass cookies are the one bake my kids ask for by name every December, and the crushed-candy window trick never stops feeling like magic. I have learned to crush the candy quite fine and to cut the centers a little smaller than looks right, otherwise the windows run and blur the shapes. The only part I always skip is filming the tray - dolai turns a couple of phone photos into a short clip that does them far more justice than my shaky hands ever could. Bookmarking this for the cookie swap.
AnonymousI love making stained glass cookies! They're so much fun, even though they never look as gorgeous as in the book :) Love the Y!
LisaHow neat that Scott made these cookies. It looks like your baking talent is rubbing off on him. I think the blue "Y" is my absolute favorite.
La cuisinièreI never heard of these cookies before I read your post so I tried them out today. I needed a LOT of time but they turned out really well! I will post them immediately so if you like take a look at my result. :) La cuisinière:)
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Don Wilsonomni ai — The stained glass trick is still my favourite holiday project, and letting a kid read the steps out loud is half the reason it works. Blue raspberry for one tree is a nice detail; ours always end up with a colour theme nobody planned.
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CaSaundraLeighOo I love a cookie that is both pretty to look at and yummy to eat--good job on those!
minute crypticThe stained glass trick is still the most satisfying holiday project to make with kids — smashing the Jolly Ranchers is at least half the fun. Scott picking a blue Y for BYU made me laugh, because my own kitchen helpers always insist on a colour theme too. It reminds me of the small ritual I keep in December: I solve the minute cryptic puzzle while the cookies cool, which is about the only ten quiet minutes I get all month. Thanks for the recipe, and for letting him read the steps himself.
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Valenteena MathisThese stained glass cookies look so festive, love how Scott turned a school project into family baking time! The melted candy glass effect is such a clever idea, especially the blue Y for BYU. I was browsing DeepSeek Harness plugins for creative weekend projects and this recipe reminded me how fun hands-on making can be. Thanks for sharing such a sweet holiday idea!
briarroseBeautiful cookies. I'm sure they were extra fun to work on with a kitchen helper. ;)
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liujdStained glass cookies are a great pick when a school project means choosing one recipe and actually baking it. The candy windows are what everyone stares at once they set. I like setting a plain round cookie next to the finished pane with Image to Image just to see how much those melted bits change the look.
Janet LocaneThis baking idea is great for a school project.
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SueI have seen stained glass cookies for YEARS and have always admired them. After seeing how wonderful yours(actually, Scott's:))turned out, I REALLY want to make them!
chow and chatteroh love these cookies and what a cool little helper
Nutmeg NannyHope you had a great Thanksgiving :) These cookies looks great! I have always wanted to try this recipe. Although blue raspberry jolly ranchers are my favorite so I would have had to steal that :)
Crazy Cattle 3DThese stained glass cookies look so fun and festive! It's wonderful that Scott enjoyed baking them and even incorporated his love for BYU into his creation. A great holiday activity!
BonnieHow fun are these? My girls loved making these when they were young. I hope Scott got a good grade.
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Don WilsonThe stained glass trick is still the most satisfying holiday project to make with kids, and smashing the Jolly Ranchers is at least half the fun. Letting Scott read every step himself is what turns this from a baking post into something a kid can actually own, and the blue Y for BYU is a nicer detail than any planned colour scheme. I have been turning a couple of photos of the finished tray into short clips with freevidgen , which does them more justice than my shaky hands ever could.
ManuBeautiful!!! These cookies are great! Soo festive! Congratulations for you and your son!
Katie RoseI keep meaning to try these! I'm sure my son would love to help filling in the glass parts. Yours look like they came out wonderfully :-)
♥peachkins♥those are cute cookies!
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