Best 9 Candy Corn Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our enticing Candy Corn Cookies, where each bite transports you to a world of autumnal bliss. These delightful treats are not just visually stunning with their vibrant colors, but also a culinary masterpiece that will tantalize your taste buds. Embark on a sweet journey as we present two irresistible variations: the classic Candy Corn Cookies and the irresistible Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies. Both recipes offer a unique twist on the traditional candy corn flavor, ensuring an unforgettable experience with every bite. Whether you prefer the timeless simplicity of the classic cookies or the decadent indulgence of the chocolate chip version, these recipes guarantee a festive treat that will be the star of any gathering.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

CANDY CORN COOKIES



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Get a head start on these buttery cookies by shaping and chilling the homemade dough ahead of time. When you're ready, just slice and bake the tricolor treats. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Yellow and orange paste food coloring

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Divide dough in half. Tint 1 portion yellow. Divide remaining dough into two-thirds and one-third portions. Color the larger portion orange; leave smaller portion plain., Shape each portion of dough into two 8-in. logs. Flatten top and push sides in at a slight angle. Place orange logs on yellow logs; push sides in at a slight angle. Top with plain logs, forming a slightly rounded top. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 77mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CANDY-CORN SUGAR COOKIES



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These petite fall treats will charm all but the grumpiest ghouls. Simple sugar cookies are garnished with candy corn pieces for a sweet fall treat.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield Makes about 36

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
About 36 candy corns

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter and sugar in a medium bowl; beat with a wooden spoon until combined. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Add flour, and mix until a dough forms.
  • Scoop out level teaspoons of dough, and roll into balls (chill dough briefly if it becomes too soft to handle). Place balls on baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
  • Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are firm and cookies are dry to the touch (do not let cookies color), 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Remove from oven; gently press a candy corn into center of each cookie (surface of cookies may crack slightly). Cool on sheets 1 minute; transfer to a rack to cool completely.

PEANUT BUTTER CANDY CORN COOKIES



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As a kid, I used to love peanut butter and candy corn sandwiches and recently I thought the combination would make a great cookie! Mmmmmmmm..... This recipe is based on Recipe #51104.

Provided by mliss29

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter (I use "natural" peanut butter)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup candy corn (approximately)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Line cookie trays with parchment paper (or wax paper) in case some of the candy corn melt onto the trays.
  • Cream the butter.
  • Add peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar and mix well.
  • Add egg and mix well.
  • Add flour and baking soda and mix well.
  • Using a teaspoon, make walnut-sized lumps of dough and place them 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined cookie trays.
  • Bake 12 minutes, remove from oven, and quickly press about 5 candy corns into each cookie.
  • Bake another 5 minutes and remove from oven to cool.
  • Cool 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

CANDY CORN AND PEANUT COOKIES



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After having a peanut and candy corn mix that tasted fantastic I decided to make a cookie version! Candy corns melt in the middle creating a nougat like center. It's a great salty/sweet combo!

Provided by JennT

Categories     Dessert

Time 33m

Yield 24-36 cookies, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups sifted flour (140g)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup salted peanuts
1/2-3/4 cup candy corn

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F.
  • Cream together butter, peanut butter and both sugars with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg and vanilla and mix until fully incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Add flour mixture to butter mixture stirring until blended. Stir in peanuts.
  • Form 1 inch balls of dough, inserting one or two candy corns into the center. Make sure dough completely covers the candy on all sides. Place on baking sheet and slightly flatten.
  • Bake 13 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and immediately press a few candy corns into the top of each cookie. Let cool several minutes (baking sheet should be cool enough to touch). Carefully transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
  • Have a Happy Halloween!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 362.7, Fat 23, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 35.8, Sodium 406.8, Carbohydrate 33.5, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 19.1, Protein 9.1

CANDY CORN CONVERSATION COOKIES



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Add these candy corn-shaped sugar cookies to your Halloween treat platter. -Dorothy Jennings, Waterloo, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
ROYAL ICING:
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup warm water
4 teaspoons meringue powder
Orange, yellow and black paste food coloring

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-1/2-in. egg-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Repeat with remaining dough, cutting with a 3-in. oval cookie cutter and a 1-in. triangle cookie cutter. Attach a triangle to each oval to create thought bubbles. Place on baking sheets., Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and meringue powder; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4 minutes or until soft peaks form. Cover frosting with damp paper towels or plastic between uses. Tint icing as desired., Working quickly with one color at a time, pipe outlines on some of the cookies; fill with thinned icing. Repeat using other colors. Let dry at room temperature for several hours or until firm., Add faces and writing to cookies as desired. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts :

CANDY CORN ROLL-UP COOKIES



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Enjoy these delicious rolled cookies made using Gold Medal® all-purpose flour - perfect for a dessert.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h5m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
Grated peel of 1 medium orange (1 to 2 tablespoons)
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon Betty Crocker™ orange gel food color
1/8 teaspoon Betty Crocker™ yellow gel food color
Coarse sugar, if desired

Steps:

  • In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar, egg and orange peel with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.
  • Divide dough into thirds. Tint one portion orange and one portion yellow; leave remaining portion plain. Flatten each portion into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 20 minutes.
  • On separate sheets of lightly floured waxed paper, roll each portion of dough into 12x9-inch rectangle. Place orange rectangle on top of yellow rectangle, using waxed paper ends to help flip dough over. Top with plain dough rectangle. Starting on a long side, and using waxed paper as an aid, roll dough into a cylinder. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Heat oven to 375°F. Cut dough into 1/4-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  • Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 65 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g

CANDY CORN COOKIES



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I LOVE Candy Corn!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!! I wish they made scented candles and air fresheners out of that smell! So I was able to attend a 8 week farmers market event in my small town in Nebraska, and I looked on the internet for candy corn recipes. I found 3 I liked, some were good,others not so much, so I tweaked all three and liked...

Provided by Elizabeth Lancaster

Categories     Cookies

Time 3h10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 c unsalted butter, soften
3/4 c light brown sugar, packed
1/4 c granulated sugar
1 large eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla extract (yes tbl)
2 Tbsp cream or half-and-half
2 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp corn starch
1 tsp baking soda
pinch salt, optional and to taste
1 1/2 c cups candy corn (10 to 11 ounces)
1 c white chocolate chips

Steps:

  • 1. Cream together butter,sugars,eggs and vanilla on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • 2. Scrape the sides of the bowl, and add the flour,corn starch ,soda and salt.mix on low speed for about 1 minute don't over mix.
  • 3. Add the candy corn, white chocolate chips and mix until just incorporated. Place in fridge for at least 3 hours.
  • 4. Pre-Heat to 350* Do not bake with warm dough because cookies will spread and bake thinner and flatter. Important note - Strategically place candy corn so that it's not baking directly on cookie sheet because it will melt, burn, or turn runny if it is.
  • 5. Bake for 9 to 11 mins. On a greased cookie sheet or parchment paper and placed 2 inches apart. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooking. Enjoy!! I love making these in the fall, they were a huge seller at my farmers market booths!

CANDY-CORN SUGAR COOKIES



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Categories     Cookies     Nutmeg

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
About 36 candy corns

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter and sugar in a medium bowl; beat with a wooden spoon until combined. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Add flour, and mix until a dough forms. 2. Scoop out level teaspoons of dough, and roll into balls (chill dough briefly if it becomes too soft to handle). Place balls on baking sheets, 2 inches apart. 3. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are firm and cookies are dry to the touch (do not let cookies color), 10 to 12 minutes. 4. Remove from oven; gently press a candy corn into center of each cookie (surface of cookies may crack slightly). Cool on sheets 1 minute; transfer to a rack to cool completely.

CANDY CORN COOKIES



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Nibble away on sweet cookies that make you think you're eating candy.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 114

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg
Betty Crocker™ orange gel food color
2 oz semisweet chocolate, melted, cooled

Steps:

  • Line 8x4-inch loaf pan with waxed paper, extending paper over sides of pan. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms.
  • On work surface, place 3/4 cup dough. Knead desired amount of food color into dough until color is uniform. Press dough evenly in bottom of pan.
  • Divide remaining dough in half. On work surface, knead chocolate into one half remaining dough until color is uniform. Press over orange dough in pan, pressing gently to edge of pan. Gently press remaining plain dough into pan on top of chocolate dough. Refrigerate 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until firm.
  • Heat oven to 375°F. Remove dough from pan. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cut each slice into 5 wedges. On ungreased cookie sheet, place wedges 1 inch apart.
  • Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set and edges are very light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 25, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 15 mg, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

- For the perfect chewy texture, chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. - Use a cookie scoop to ensure uniform cookie sizes and even baking. - Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set, but still slightly soft. - Add a festive touch by sprinkling the cookies with candy corn pieces before baking. - Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or freeze them for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

Candy corn cookies are a delightful treat that combines the classic flavors of fall with the fun and festive spirit of Halloween. With their chewy texture, sweet and slightly tart flavor, and vibrant colors, these cookies are sure to be a hit at any gathering. Whether you're baking them for a Halloween party, a fall festival, or simply to enjoy at home, these cookies are sure to bring a smile to your face. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to create a batch of these delicious and festive treats!

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