Stained Glass Heart Cutout Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup crushed clear red hard candy
• 1 cup vanilla frosting, optional
• 4 drops red food coloring, optional

1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Cut out centers with a 1-1/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter; set aside to reroll. Place cookies 1 in. apart on lightly greased foil-lined
3. . Fill centers with crushed candy.
4. Bake at 375u0b0 for 7-9 minutes or until candy is melted and edges of cookies begin to brown. Cool completely on
5. . Carefully peel cookies off foil. If desired, combine frosting and food coloring; pipe around edges.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, clear red, vanilla frosting, drops red food coloring

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/stained-glass-heart-cutout-cookies/ (may not work)