Haunted Mansion Window Cookies Recipe

These Haunted Mansion Window Cookies are a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween. Made in a stained glass style, these cookies feature colorful candy that melts to create a beautiful window effect, making them a delightful addition to your Halloween festivities.

The recipe is simple and allows for creativity in decorating. You can use various colors of hard candy to achieve the desired stained glass effect, making each cookie unique.

Stained Glass Style Halloween Cookies

These cookies are not only visually stunning but also delicious. The dough is easy to work with, and the melted candy creates a striking stained glass appearance. This recipe takes about 1 hour from start to finish and yields approximately 24 cookies.

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup assorted hard candies (like Jolly Ranchers or Life Savers), crushed

Instructions

Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually blend in the dry ingredients until just combined.
Roll and Cut: Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes, and use a smaller cookie cutter to cut out the center to create a window.
Prepare for Baking: Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets. Fill the center of each cookie with crushed hard candies.
Bake: Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly golden. The candy should be melted and bubbly.
Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.