witchy_recipes | Candy Corn Cookies

Plan ahead…needs to chill

Get a head start on these buttery cookies by shaping and chilling the homemade
dough ahead of time. When your are ready just slice and bake the tricolor
treats.

1 ½ cups of butter (no substitutes) softened

1 ½ cups of sugar

½ teaspoon of vanilla

3 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

½ teaspoon of salt

Yellow and orange paste food coloring.

I could not find yellow and orange paste food coloring. So I just use liquid dye
for dyeing eggs.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking
soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Tint one
portion yellow. Divide remaining dough into two-third and one-third portions.
Color the larger portion orange; leave smaller portion white.

Shape each portion of dough into two 8-inch logs. Flatten top and push sides in
at a slight angle. Place orange logs on yellow logs; push the sides in at a
slight angle. Top with white logs; form a rounded top. Wrap in plastic wrap.
Chill for 4 hours or until firm.

Unwrap and cut into ¼ inch slices. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking
sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire
racks to cool.

Yield: about 5 dozen