Oh dear...these are cute!!!

After a couple of long days

of intense cross stitching,

I decided it was time

to give the eyes,

hands,

and the neck

a rest for the evening.

Soooo.....

instead of stitching tonight,

I've been baking

these darling

little things...

Oh dear, these are dangerous!!!

You see,

these are bite-sized

treats

&

I am eating

them by the handfuls...

just like popcorn!

Aren't they cute?

Do you want to make some too?

Sure you do...
& I betcha

you can't eat just one!

SPARKLING CANDY CORN COOKIES

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon pure orange extract

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

Line bottom and sides of a 9" x 5" loaf pan with waxed paper or plastic food wrap. Set aside.

Combine butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, orange extract and salt. Continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking soda. Beat until well mixed.

Divide dough into thirds. Press one-third of white dough evenly onto bottom of prepared pan. Place another one-third of dough back into same bowl. Add small amount of orange food color; mix until color is well blended. Press orange dough evenly over white dough in pan. Place remaining one-third of dough into another medium bowl. Add small amount of yellow food color; mix until color is well blended. Press yellow dough evenly over orange dough in pan. Cover with plastic food wrap; refrigerate until firm (at least 2 hours).

Place 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl; set aside.

Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. 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 6-8 wedges. Place 1 inch apart onto un-greased cookie sheets. Bake for 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 of sugar; roll in sugar to coat. Place cookies onto cooling rack. Cool completely.

Store in loosely covered container.

Makes 15 dozen miniature cookies.

Enjoy,

Brenda