Sparkling Candy Corn Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Line bottom and sides of a 9x5 inch loaf pan with waxed paper or plastic wrap. Set aside.
• Combine butter and 1 cup granulated sugar in a large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
• Add egg, orange juice,orange zest and salt.
• Combine, beating until well mixed.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking soda. Beat until well mixed.
• Divide dough into thirds.
• Press one third of white dough evenly onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Place another one third of dough back into same bowl. Add small amount of orange food color; mix until color is well blended. Press orange dough evenly over white dough in pan.
• In another bowl, place remaining one third of dough. Add small amount of yellow food color; mix until color is well blended. Press yellow dough over orange dough in pan.
• Cover with plastic food wrap; refrigerate until firm (at least 2 hours or overnight).
• Place remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar in large bowl; set aside.
• To bake cookies, invert loaf pan to remove dough. Peel off waxed paper.
• Place layered dough onto cuttingsurface. Cut loaf crosswise into 1/4 inch slices using sharp knife, trimming edges to make even.
• Cut each slice into 5 or 6 wedges. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
• Immediately place warm cookies in bowl with sugar, roll in sugar to coat.
• Place cookies onto cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Store in loosely covered container.

Steps:

• Prepare cookie dough according to package directions for rolled cookies.
• Divide dough into thirds. Tint one third yellow and one third orange with food coloring. Tint remaining third brown by mixing in cocoa and 2 drops red food coloring.
• Chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.
• To make cookies, pull off about 1/4 of each color dough and roll into a 1/2-inch thick rope. On a sheet of waxed paper, lay ropes horizontally next to each other, with orange in the middle. Cover with another sheet of waxed paper.
• Roll ropes out until dough is 3-inches wide. Remove top sheet of waxed paper. Trim edges. Cut into triangles (like this:VVVVVV).
• Arrange cookies 1-inch apart on greased baking sheets (I use parchment paper instead of greasing).
• Bake at 375° for 6-7 minutes, or until edges just begin to turn golden.
• Cool 1 minute on sheets. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.