Sparkling Candy Corn Cookies
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Orange paste or gel food color
- Yellow paste or gel food color
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Line bottom and sides of 9x5-inch loaf pan with waxed paper or plastic food wrap.
- Set aside.
- Combine butter and 1 cup sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add egg, orange juice, orange zest and salt.
- Continue beating until well mixed.
- Add flour and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed.
- Divide dough into thirds.
- Press one-third white dough evenly onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Place another one-third dough back into same bowl.
- Add small amount of orange food color; mix until color is well mixed.
- Press orange dough evenly over white dough in pan.
- Place remaining one-third dough into another medium bowl.
- Add small amount yellow food color; mix until color is well mixed.
- Press yellow dough evenly over orange dough in pan.
- Cover with plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight or until firm.
- Place 1/2 cup sugar in bowl; set aside.
- Heat oven to 375F.
- Invert loaf pan to remove dough.
- Peel off waxed paper.
- Place layered dough onto cutting surface.
- Cut loaf crosswise into 1/4-inch slices, using sharp knife, trimming edges to make even, if necessary.
- Cut each slice into 6 wedges.
- Place 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 7-10 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.
butter, sugar, egg, orange juice, orange zest, salt, allpurpose, baking soda, orange paste, yellow paste, sugar
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1542/sparkling-candy-corn-cookies (may not work)