Email to Buny      

Treats: Candy Corn Cookies

Source of Recipe

hauntedbay.com


List of Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt

Cookie Glaze:
4 cups powdered sugar
4 - 6 tbs. milk, as needed to make med.-thick, pourable glaze.
Yellow food coloring
Orange food coloring


Recipe

Combine butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and egg yolk in med. bowl. Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until firm, about 4 hr. or overnight. Roll dough on floured surface to 1/4 in. thickness. Cut into oblong candy corn shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 8 - 10 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Glaze:

Combine 4 cups powdered sugar and 4 tbs. milk in sm. bowl. Add 1 - 2 tbs. more milk as needed to make med.-thick, pourable glaze. Divide Cookie Glaze into thirds; place in separate sm. bowls. Color 1/3 glaze with yellow food color and 1/3 with orange food color. Leave remaining glaze white. Spoon glazes over cookies to resemble candy corn. Let stand until glaze is set.