My kids love to help me out in the kitchen, so when I was trying to decide on a fun craft for Valentine’s Day, these stained glass sugar cookies seemed like the perfect choice. They were super simple to make, and they definitely have that wow factor that appeals to kids with the hard candy center!
Whether you use homemade sugar cookie dough or a store bought version, this is a great afternoon family project.
Cabubsmom
YUMMY! I need to get me some cookie cutters. Looks like I have a request for my birthday :)
Jennifer @ Saving & Giving
Thanks for the icing recipe! I’ve been puzzled at how to do icing without shortening in it, and this is a great alternative. The cookies all look delicious. :)
Tara Kuczykowski
We’re trying to avoid shortening too, and the great thing is you can thin it or thicken it depending on how you’re planning to use it just by slightly adjusting the amount of cream that you use.
Amy
So you’re not going to share your great-grandmother’s sugar cookie recipe?
Tara Kuczykowski
Amy, I was going to, but I think I need to tweak it a little first. First of all, it calls for Fluffo (LOL!) which is no longer made, so I substituted butter since we’re trying to avoid shortening, and it also calls for two whole eggs plus two egg yolks, and I could detect a distinct “eggy” flavor to it. I will definitely share it if I can get it perfected!
karen
I love this idea it is really cute!!
Brenda
Thanks so much I want get to bake these because of the flu,but I promised my grandkids as soon as I felt better we would make double–They can’t wait now…maybe add a bit of Mardi Gras color to them…
christina
thanks these are a great idea. i already have visions of multi colored easter egss with this idea! My kids will love these and all future varieties lol
JDaniel4's Mom
These are so cute! It is not to late to list them in my Virtual Valentine’s Day Party. https://www.jdaniel4smom.com/2011/02/welcome-virtual-valentines-day-party.html
Lee
HELP!!!!!!!! FAST!!!!!!!!!! Yours look like they have 10x sugar on the heart but not on the candy part…when and how did you do that?
Tara Kuczykowski
I didn’t put any sugar on the cookie part, Lee. There’s just the crushed Life Savers in the center.
Amy
I wonder if it would work using jolly ranchers. I love the cinnamon flavored ones.
Tara Kuczykowski
I haven’t tried Jolly Ranchers, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Can you please let us know if you try it?
Amy
Well, I tried it and it worked ok I guess. I think I must have overfilled them because they don’t look near as pretty as yours…the candy “boiled over” on most of them. I haven’t taste tested yet because I just got them out of the oven (and burned my finger!!). I’m sure they’ll taste fine. :)
Thank you for this awesome idea!!!
Kathy
I made these and just used whatever hard candy I found in the pantry…jolly ranchers and leftover cherry flavored candy canes. They turned out cute with a little rainbow swirl action going on. =)
Melissa @ Stockpiling Moms
I have been crafting it up for Valentine’s Day as I was my son’s room mom. I made these adorable Candy Cane Hearts.
https://www.stockpilingmoms.com/2011/01/candy-cane-hearts-valentines-gift.html
Serendipity is Sweet
These are so pretty! I made some simple little heart cookies. Easy to make with pantry staples.
https://www.serendipityissweet.com/2011/02/sweet-and-easy-heart-cookie-recipe-for.html
Jennifer
Just so I’m clear, there’s NO confectioner’s sugar on the cookies? It looks that way in the picture and when I shared this on Facebook a friend asked the same question as Lee: How did you get confectioner’s sugar on the cookies, but not the candy section??? Perhaps it’s just an optical illusion! :)
Tara Kuczykowski
Nope, I guess it’s just the way the texture of the sugar cookie appears in the photo? I only used the confectioner’s sugar in the frosting on the frosted cookies.
Erin
Does anyone know… If you don’t use all of the heavy cream that you bought…. can you freeze it and use it later? This icing recipe sounds fantastic but I never know what to do with the extra cream! :) And having frozen cubes of it would be super handy! Thanks everyone!!
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