Stained Glass Cross Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup flour
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon mayonaisse
• ½ tablespoon vanilla
• ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt

Prep time: 15 mins; Cook time: 9 mins; Total time:24 mins; Serves: 12.

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat your oven to 350F
2. Cream your egg, butter, mayonnaise, sugar, and vanilla together in a bowl until creamy.
3. Add in the baking powder, flour and salt and mix with a fork until the mixture is crumbly.
4. If the mixture is still crumbly, mix with your hands until the dough sticks together well.
5. Roll the dough out on a floured surface until the cookies are about ¼" thick.
6. Use the cookie cutters to cut out the large cross cookies and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Use the mini cross cookie cutter and cut out a mini cross from the large cross cookies.
8. Use a food processor to crush the jolly rancher candies one color at a time.
9. Use your fingers or a spoon to put in the crushed candies into the mini cross cavity.
10. Bake them at 350F for 6 minutes.
11. Then turn the pan and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
12. Allow them to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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