Warning: Halloween candy corn sugar cookie treats can be habit forming! These 114 easy to make Halloween candy corn sugar cookie treats are a crowd pleaser!

Halloween Candy Corn Sugar Cookies

Candy corn is the only one out of many Halloween treats that ALL my grandchildren love (and that’s rare when they all like the same thing)…and Nana, too. When I found a recipe for Halloween Candy Corn Sugar Cookie Treats on BettyCrocker.com, I thought that you’d enjoy baking these cookies for you children and their friends.

It’s easy to make and with 114 cookies, it is sure to be a crowd pleaser! This Halloween candy corn sugar cookie treats recipe is on my Halloween Party To Do List for my grandkids and my students.

If your kids or grandkids are around when you make these Halloween candy corn sugar cookies, ask them to help you mix the dough – as you know, it’s something most kids love to do, especially when it is literally hands-on!

Halloween Candy Corn Sugar Cookie Treats Recipe

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. Line 8 x 4-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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove dough from pan. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cut each slice into 5 wedges. On an ungreased cookie sheet, place wedges 1 inch apart.
  5. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set and edges are a very light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container.

What are your favorite Halloween treats that you make with your children? I’d love to share your link on Pinterest or your blog of your favorites!

Happy Halloween!