Stained-Glass Ornaments Recipe | Epicurious.com
"Use fruit-flavored Life Savers, sour balls, or similar hard candies for the "stained glass." It is fun to make your own design for the ornaments. For example, if you want to make a holly leaf or a dove, draw the shape on a piece of cardboard?about 3 inches in diameter is a good size?and cut it out. Edge the gingerbread strips around the design on the cookie sheet. Continue until all the gingerbread has been used. To crush the candies, use a food processor or place the candies between 2 pieces of waxed paper and crush with a rolling pin...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
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3/4 cup unsulfured molasses
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1/3 cup water
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6 ounces translucent hard candies in colors of choice, crushed
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