Halloween Shortbread Cookies
These halloween shortbread cookies are festive, delicious and so easy to make! With a handful of simple ingredients, a sharp knife and a little food coloring, anyone can make these adorable bite-sized candy corn shaped cookies!
Servings: 115 cookies
Calories: 76kcal
Equipment
- 1 medium bowl or stand mixer
- 1 9x5 loaf pan
- 1 sharp knife
- 2 cookie sheets
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter 2 sticks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- orange and yellow food coloring or gel
- yellow sanding sugar optional
Instructions
- Set the butter out to soften in advance. If you forget, set it in the microwave for 15 seconds on low power.
- Line the bottom and sides of your loaf pan with parchment paper or plastic wrap, making sure to leave some overhang on the sides.
- In a medium bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Beat together until light and fluffy (2-5 minutes).
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and continue beating until well mixed.
- Add the flour and baking soda. Continue mixing until a cookie dough forms.
- Divide the dough into 3 separate portions. Press one third of the dough into the bottom of the lined loaf pan.
- Add a few drops of orange food coloring to the next portion of the dough, mix to distribute, then evenly press the orange dough on top of the other layer of plain dough already in the loaf pan.
- Repeat this with the last portion of dough and yellow food coloring. Press the yellow layer on top of the orange layer in the loaf pan.
- Fold in the excess overhang of parchment paper to cover the surface of the cookie dough and place in the fridge for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
- Pull up on the parchment paper overhang to remove the chilled rectangle of dough from the loaf pan.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the loaf crosswise into 1/2 inch slices.
- Then, cut each slice into 6 to 8 wedges.
- Place the cookies 1 inch apart on lined cookie sheets. Optionally sprinkle the tops with yellow sanding sugar.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges of each cookie are firm and just barely starting to brown.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 9.8g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 3.8g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 4.1g | Calcium: 2mg