Candy Corn Sugar Cookies Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

These Candy Corn Sugar Cookies are a festive treat perfect for Halloween. With their vibrant colors and sweet flavor, they are sure to delight both kids and adults alike.

This recipe is simple and allows you to create fun Halloween cookies that can be decorated with icing or sprinkles to enhance their festive appeal.

Festive Candy Corn Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are soft and chewy, featuring a delightful candy corn design. The recipe takes about 30 minutes from start to finish and yields approximately 24 cookies.

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Yellow and orange food coloring
Candy corn for decoration

Instructions

Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually blend the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until fully incorporated.
Color the Dough: Divide the dough into three portions. Leave one portion plain, color the second portion with yellow food coloring, and the third with orange food coloring.
Shape the Cookies: Roll the dough into small balls and layer them in a triangle shape to resemble candy corn. Place them on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake: Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly golden. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks.
Decorate: Once cooled, decorate with candy corn on top if desired.