Stained Glass Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 tsp baking soda 
• 0.5 cup butter softened (1 stick)
• 1 tsp calumet baking powder 
• 1  eggs 
• 3 cups flour 
• 0.5 cup honey 
• 0.5 tsp salt 
• 6.3 oz rolls candies hard ring-shaped
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer
• aluminum foil
• cookie cutter
• wax paper

Directions

1. Beat butter, sugar, honey, egg and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
2. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. Place dough on lightly floured surface; roll out to 1/4-inch thickness.
5. Cut into desired shapes with 2-1/2- to 3-inch floured cookie cutters. Trace smaller version of each cookie shape on dough, leaving 1/2- to 3/4-inch border of dough.
6. Cut out and remove dough from center of each shape; set aside.
7. Place cutouts on baking sheets covered with foil. Shape remaining dough into ball; re-roll to make additional cutouts.
8. Crush each color of candy separately between 2 layers of wax paper with mallet. Spoon crushed candy inside centers of cutouts.
9. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until candy is melted and cookies are lightly browned. Cool cookies completely before removing from foil.