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Bottom to top: Candy Corn Cookies, Bat Cookies
Yield: Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Who doesn't love candy corn? Here are some fun easy ways to decorate cookies for Halloween.
Ingredients:
Butter Cookie Dough (recipe follows)
Cookie Glaze (recipe follows)
Yellow and orange food colorings
Preparation:
1.
Prepare Butter Cookie Dough.
2.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll dough on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out 3-inch candy corn shapes from dough. Place cutouts on ungreased cookie sheets.
3.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Prepare Cookie Glaze.
4.
Place racks over waxed-paper-lined baking sheets. Divide Cookie Glaze into thirds; place in separate small bowls. Tint 1/3 glaze with yellow food coloring and 1/3 with orange food coloring. Leave remaining glaze white. Spoon glazes over cookies to resemble candy corn as shown in photo. Let stand until glaze is set.
Cookie Glaze:
Combine 4 cups powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons milk in small bowl. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons more milk as needed to make medium-thick, pourable glaze.Bat Cookies:
Omit yellow and orange food colorings. Prepare recipe as directed except use bat cookie cutter to cut out dough. Bake as directed. Color glaze with black paste food coloring; spoon over cookies. Decorate with assorted candies as shown in photo.
This recipe appears in: Halloween
