121311 Stained Glass Trees

These are by far the prettiest cookies I've ever baked! I used a 3" cookie cutter w/ a smaller tree cutter for the stained glass area. The recipe is a little involved but well worth the effort. It's a typical sugar cookie recipe that requires a 2nd refrigeration after the cracked candy has been placed. I preferred to roll the dough closer to 1/4" rather than the recommended 1/8" thick - otherwise they brown too quickly and break easier. The candy is "chewy" but works well with the cookie - the "glass" candy is so thin that it doesn't allow one to eat the cookie first and then have a "Jolly Rancher" for later (I used Jolly Rancher sour apple and cherry).