Stained Glass Cookie Pops Recipe #14787
A fun project to do with the kids, for the kids, etc. A great holiday treat idea.
by Mirj
25 min | 15 min prep
12 cooikes
- 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 cups flour (mixed with 1/2 tsp baking soda)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 2/3 cup honey
- lollipops or hard candies, several colors,crushed
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
- Line cookie sheets with foil.
- Measure first 6 ingredients into the bowl.
- Mix til a soft dough is formed.
- Divide dough into 12 pieces.
- OUTLINES FOR COOKIES: Roll the dough between hands making snake shapes about 1/4- inch thick.
- Place rope on prepared cookie sheet and form into a design.
- (Shapes like dreidles, Jewish stars, etc... for Chanukah, X-mas trees, ornaments for Christmas).
- NOTE: Be sure dough ends are completely pinched together as these will form the outline of the stained glass picture.
- Sprinkle the crushed candies inside the dough outlines, filling the spaces completely and heaping slightly.
- Carefully insert a craft stick into cookie, forming a "lollipop".
- Bake in oven for 8 to 10 minutes, watching carefully.
- Remove cookie sheets from oven and place on counter to cool.
- When cooled, gently peel off foil from each cookie pop.
- You will have created a beautiful created a stained glass effect!
- Wrap each cookie pop in plastic wrap.
- For gift giving, tie with a colorful ribbon.
- These cookies can easily be made by children (with careful supervision).
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