I love making cut-out sugar cookies with my kids during the holidays, but let’s be honest…it makes a huge mess and takes a long time! If you’re looking for a quick way to make Halloween cookies with your kids, check out these adorable Candy Corn Sugar Cookies!
No cookie cutters, no rolling out the dough…so these can be done lickety-split.
You will need:
*Your favorite sugar cookie dough recipe
*red & yellow food color
*loaf pan
Prepare your cookie dough as per your recipe for cut out cookies (not drop cookies).
Divide your dough into thirds. Color 1/3 yellow, 1/3 orange (use color mixing chart on your food coloring drops box), and leave the last 1/3 plain.
Line a loaf pan with plastic cling wrap or wax paper. Press yellow dough into bottom of pan, followed by orange & white dough. Press firmly. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight for best results.
We didn’t do a very good job of splitting our dough evenly into thirds…but it turned out cute anyway!
When the dough is firm, turn loaf pan upside down & remove your dough. Look at those layers!
Using a sharp knife, cut your dough into 1/4 inch slices.
Cut each slice into triangles. Discard (or eat!) the ends that are rounded if it bothers you.
Spread out triangles onto a cookies sheet & bake according to your recipe’s directions. Be sure to pull them out before they get browned on the top…the colors will not be very vibrant if they bake too long! I learned the hard way with my first batch…
I love how easy these cookies are to shape, and you don’t have to flour the counter, roll out the dough, use cookie cutters, re-roll your dough, and repeat the whole process fifty times.
Allow to cool & enjoy!
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Thanks! I don’t make sugar cookies often (or ever!) but this I can do. Great suggestion.
What a festive cookie!
These are adorable! I love the idea (and I love sugar cookies!). I found you through one of DKL’s tweets. Glad I clicked through!
I hate candy corn but love sugar cookies! May have to try these!
I love this idea, it’s simple but very cute. I will defintely be giving this a go.
oh, cute! I’m pinning these and I might even get ambitious enough to make them before Halloween
Love these! So clever.
They look oooh soooo yummy
cute!
AWESOME! Idea. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
I want to make these for my daughter’s Halloween Party at school. They are so cute! Thanks for sharing!
just put these in the fridge! Can’t wait to see how they turned out. Found you via pinterest
Look easy and adorable! I will try to make these!
These are so creative! I’m hosting a Fabulous Fall party over at Not So Simple Housewife and I’d love for you to link this up! We are celebrating Fall and giving me and everybody else some great inspiration. We are looking for crafts, decor, food, and more! I’d love for you to add this and any other fall posts you may have!
Kaitlin-The Not So SImple Housewife
http://notsosimplehousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/fabulous-fall-link-party.html
Hi Heather,
I agree, these are the cutest Sugar Cookies ever. Your presentation is just awesome and they look delicious! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week end and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Very cute! Perfect for kid’s Halloween parties. …Susan
Very cute!
Thanks for such a fun cookie- you’re totally right, these ARE the cutest sugar cookies ever!!! I made these today with my boys so my hubby would have something to take to a party he was attending tonight and they were simply adorable! Thanks again, I’ll be making these every year for sure!
Loaf pan of candy corn cookie dough is in the fridge. Will be sliced and in the oven in a bit over an hour.
Fun stuff
This is absolutely genius! Thanks sooo much for sharing!!!!