Stained-glass Sugar Hearts Recipe

Cream together butter or margarine shortening sugars eggs and vanilla. 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 heart shaped cookie cutter cut out a smaller heart in the middle of the larger one. Put cookies on a foil lined cookie sheet.

Inside of cut-out heart sprinkle crushed candy crumbs (such as red life savers or candy canes). Spread the crumbs to the inside edges of the cookie.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degees C) for 10-12 minutes. When cookes have cooled remove from sheets. The cookie can be frosted if you desire.