Candy Corn Cookies
A picture speaks a thousand words.
That picture is screaming things like, "ZOMG CUTE," and "OM NOM NOM."
I haven't done much with food coloring. I tend to stick with basic recipes. Sure, I like cookies with pretty icings and all, but those sorts of things tend to be time-consuming, too. I like that this recipe does something cool and different, but at the same time, it's easy. Works for me. Time is a noteworthy factor here since this recipe makes about 90 cookies.
I have read good things about Americolor food coloring gels, so I sought them out. I have to say, I was incredibly pleased with how the color turned out. It mixed in well and it didn't blanche while baking.
This was also my first time using sanding sugar. I almost didn't get it--like I need another thing to push around in my crowded cupboard--but I saw it was $1.99 so I decided to go for it. I was impressed at the beautiful shimmer. It definitely has a different *sparkle* than regular granulated sugar.
As cute as these cookies are, there's one other element in their favor: the taste. The orange zest and juice does something amazing here, taking these cookies well beyond the rank of "normal sugar cookies." They taste FRESH. Even the dough tastes delicious, more like candy than cookie dough, which is how it looks, too. This is dangerous since scraps are produced in the slicing stage. Darn. Can't let those go to waste.
I have also seen a variation of this same recipe using lemon instead, and I'd love to try that next time.
Candy Corn Cookies
Recipe from Baked Bree.
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) butter room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 Tablespoons orange juice
zest of one orange
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
orange gel food coloring
yellow gel food coloring
sanding sugar
Instructions
1) Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2) Add the egg, orange juice, orange zest and salt. Slowly add the flour and baking soda. Beat until combined. Divide the cookie dough into three and line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Note: I used my kitchen scale, and each third of dough came to about 12 ounces.
3) Place the first third of dough into the loaf pan, pressing it evenly in the bottom. Add a few drops of orange coloring to the second third of dough and press that into the pan. Repeat with the yellow layer.
4) Wrap the cookie dough and refrigerate until firm, at least two hours or overnight. Unwrap it, pull it from the loaf pan, and portion into 1/4 inch slices. Cut the dough into triangles. [See picture.]
5) Dip one side of the cookie into the sanding sugar. Arrange on the cookie sheet, giving each cookie room to expand, and bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 7 to 9 minutes. Watch them carefully--if the "white" section starts to turn color, take them out! Cool on rack.
Makes about 90 cookies.
OM NOM NOM.
Originally posted here.
That picture is screaming things like, "ZOMG CUTE," and "OM NOM NOM."
I haven't done much with food coloring. I tend to stick with basic recipes. Sure, I like cookies with pretty icings and all, but those sorts of things tend to be time-consuming, too. I like that this recipe does something cool and different, but at the same time, it's easy. Works for me. Time is a noteworthy factor here since this recipe makes about 90 cookies.
I have read good things about Americolor food coloring gels, so I sought them out. I have to say, I was incredibly pleased with how the color turned out. It mixed in well and it didn't blanche while baking.
This was also my first time using sanding sugar. I almost didn't get it--like I need another thing to push around in my crowded cupboard--but I saw it was $1.99 so I decided to go for it. I was impressed at the beautiful shimmer. It definitely has a different *sparkle* than regular granulated sugar.
As cute as these cookies are, there's one other element in their favor: the taste. The orange zest and juice does something amazing here, taking these cookies well beyond the rank of "normal sugar cookies." They taste FRESH. Even the dough tastes delicious, more like candy than cookie dough, which is how it looks, too. This is dangerous since scraps are produced in the slicing stage. Darn. Can't let those go to waste.
I have also seen a variation of this same recipe using lemon instead, and I'd love to try that next time.
Candy Corn Cookies
Recipe from Baked Bree.
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) butter room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 Tablespoons orange juice
zest of one orange
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
orange gel food coloring
yellow gel food coloring
sanding sugar
Instructions
1) Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2) Add the egg, orange juice, orange zest and salt. Slowly add the flour and baking soda. Beat until combined. Divide the cookie dough into three and line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Note: I used my kitchen scale, and each third of dough came to about 12 ounces.
3) Place the first third of dough into the loaf pan, pressing it evenly in the bottom. Add a few drops of orange coloring to the second third of dough and press that into the pan. Repeat with the yellow layer.
4) Wrap the cookie dough and refrigerate until firm, at least two hours or overnight. Unwrap it, pull it from the loaf pan, and portion into 1/4 inch slices. Cut the dough into triangles. [See picture.]
5) Dip one side of the cookie into the sanding sugar. Arrange on the cookie sheet, giving each cookie room to expand, and bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 7 to 9 minutes. Watch them carefully--if the "white" section starts to turn color, take them out! Cool on rack.
Makes about 90 cookies.
OM NOM NOM.
Originally posted here.