How to Make Homemade Stromboli
This Sally’s Baking Challenge Has Ended
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Let’s Review the December Baking Challenge
December 2020 Sally’s Baking Challenge Recipe: Stained Glass Window Cookies
I always try to choose recipes where your creativity can shine and the December Sally’s Baking Challenge was no exception. We saw an array of different shapes and candies used– snowflakes and Christmas trees, cookies in the shape of your home state, snowflakes, stars, wreaths, and more. Instead of Jolly Ranchers, some used melted candy canes or butterscotch candies, and others tinted their sugar cookie dough green and used red candies to make a Grinch-inspired heart. (I want to try that next year!) I also loved the gingerbread house stained glass windows and the reindeer cookies with a red stained glass nose. From sparkling sugar to royal icing, each batch of cookies was perfectly unique and it was clear that a lot of you had fun in the process. I think this was my favorite challenge of 2020!
One of my favorite recipe reviews came from reader Dorie:
“When I saw this recipe I was slightly intimidated by it, but you do such an excellent job Sally of breaking the recipe into steps, that it all came together beautifully! I’ve always made cookies that taste good, but aren’t beautiful. These cookies not only were very good, but they turned out beautiful! Thanks for the great and fun recipe!”
We gathered as many stained glass window cookies emailed photo entries as we could and included them below.
December Baking Challenge Winner
Challenge winner for December is Emily who has already been notified.
Dare I say I might like stromboli better than pizza?! This recipe is so easy to follow and absolutely delicious. We have made stromboli more than once this month and know that it will be made many more times in the future!
So many beautiful cookies! Congratulations to Emily 🙂
Everyone’s stained glass cookies look amazing! Perhaps next year for me. Congrats to Emily!
Oh I am happy for Emily and every one good job enjoyed scrolling down the pic , and can’t wait to try the Jan. Recipe , and thank you Sally , it is encouraging to cook I love it .
Congratulations to Emily, they look beautiful! All the cookies look wonderful. Can’t wait to try the Stromboli recipe. I used the leftover all butter pie crust to make jalapeño cheese roll ups as an appetizer for tonight! Have a Happy safe and Healthy 2021.
So many pretty cookies!! Congratulations Emily!! Great job! Happy New year!
Congratulations Emily!!!! So excited for you! Your cookie look beautiful!!
The stained glass cookies make a beautiful presentation! Fun to see everyone’s bakes!
Congrats Emily! The stomboli looks good and I’m going to make it for my college kids the first week so they have easy to grab meal/snack when they head to their rooms for remote classes.
Everyone did such an awesome job!
Congratulations Emily!
The cookies were all so beautiful, definitely a new cookie in our annual mommy daughter cookie baking blitz.
Thank you
Michelle
Love to hear that the stained glass cookies will be a new tradition for you and your daughter. Thank you for participating, Michelle!
The collage of entry photos was beautiful! There needs to be Christmas music playing in the background while we scroll. Congratulations everyone.
Congrats to Emily. The stromboli looks delicious. Happy New Year to everyone.
They really look beautiful! Everyone showed their creativity. Congratulations to the winner .
Well done to everyone who participated – so many creative ideas out there! And congrats to Emily 😀
P.S. I also love the new Sally’s Baking Challenge logo 😉
Thanks, Gemma! Isn’t it pretty? 🙂
Wow! So many entries this year and all of the cookies look amazing. Congratulations Emily and Happy New Years 😀