Shelly's Recipe

STAINED GLASS SUGAR HEARTS

Category: Cookies

1 cup shortening and butter
1 cup confectioners sugar and white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda and cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
1-2 cups crushed hard candies

Cream together first 5 ingredients. Add dry ingredients except candy and mix well. Dough will be greasy.

Using a floured surface and rolling pin, roll out dough. Cut out 2 inch heart shaped cookies. Using a 1 inch shaped cookie cutter, cut a smaller heart in the center. Put cookies on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Inside of cut-out heart, sprinkle candy crumbs. Spread crumbs to inside edges of cookie. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

When cookies are cooled, remove from sheets. The cookies can be frosted if desired.