Comments on: Stained glass gingerbread

By: Pippa

Pippa — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:48:02 +0000

Perfect, exactly the information I was looking for…gotta go buy sweets now…

By: Double Glazing Worcester

Double Glazing Worcester — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:49:25 +0000

Even gingerbread cookies have stained glass too! i love the way it looks and i’m sure i will love the way it tastes too!

By: Anjuli

Anjuli — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:19:15 +0000

Esther: Very cool. I did stained glass window for an art class once out of twizzler and licorice laces as the frame and melted hard candy for the inside – I had to assemble the whole thing in class so there was no time for gingerbread.

We usually use old school candy, like the hard round balls you get at a CVS or gas station. You want it solid colored, super hard and somewhat opaque. Jolly ranchers work OK but they’re a bit light. Even breath mints work if you’re looking for some part to be solid white.

I also did another post on this detailing how to make your own.

Hope this helps!

By: Esther

Esther — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:32:40 +0000

Hi Anjuli ~
This is an excellent idea that I’m going to be adapting for my AP Art History class — I’m taking the challenge to create a whole gothic rose window !

What are the candies that you used with all those variety of colors??

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By: Agent Tiki

Agent Tiki — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:18:01 +0000

OH those are beautiful! This is just what I needed to see! I’ve been planning to make a gingerbread house to take photos of and this would be perfect for stained glass windows.

By: Ana

Ana — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:59:42 +0000

yes, thanks! also, Pandora has an excellent holiday selection- I enjoy listening to the Bing Crosby holiday station.

By: Anjuli

Anjuli — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:19:34 +0000

Ana: The dough is the same, but for the house we usually roll it out to 1/4 inch. Does that answer your question?

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Recipe Hit List: 30 Holiday Cookie Recipes » TipNut.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:07:21 +0000

[...] Stained Glass Gingerbread: CANDY. Yes it’s totally bad for you, addictive even, spikes your blood sugar, gives you diabetes, and has little other nutritional value. It makes for excellent stained glass when melted inside gingerbread cookies. My mother figured out this trick when we were kids, and we’ve been making them every year since. Recipe found at A Smart Mouth. [...]

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:45:21 +0000

These cookies look really great! I think I’ll try that with jolly ranchers as windows for my gingerbread house. I was reading about gingerbread houses, and it said that the dough for the gingerbread needed there is firmer than that needed for cookies. Is that true? and which recipe (if there is a difference) do you use?