Candy Corn-Colored Cookies
- 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package sugar cookie mix (Betty Crocker brand suggested)
- 13 cup butter or 13 cup margarine, melted
- 1 egg
- orange paste food coloring
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled (2 squares)
- Line an 8x4-inch loaf pan with waxed paper, extending paper up over sides of pan.
- In a medium bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter and egg until soft dough forms.
- On work surface, place 3/4 cup dough.
- Knead desired amount of orange food color into dough until color is uniform.
- Press dough evenly in bottom of pan.
- Divide remaining dough in half.
- Gently press one-half of remaining dough into pan on top of orange dough.
- On work surface knead chocolate into remaining dough until color is uniform.
- Press over plain dough in pan, pressing gently to edge of pan.
- Refrigerate 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until firm.
- Heat oven to 375 degree F. Remove dough from pan.
- Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.
- Cut each slice into 5 wedges.
- The two half wedges on the ends may be put together.
- On ungreased cookie sheet, place 1-inch apart.
- You may want to round the corners slightly (especially the tip corner) for a more authentic loook.
- Bake 7-9 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.
sugar cookie, butter, egg, orange paste food coloring, chocolate
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/candy-corn-colored-cookies-401295 (may not work)