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Ultra Soft Candy Corn Sugar Cookies

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Ultra Soft Candy Corn Sugar Cookies | lecremedelacrumb.com
These ultra soft candy corn sugar cookies are a breeze to make and have the absolute best texture and flavor. So fun and festive for Fall!
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
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Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings:32 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons lowfat milk
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 5 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract, optional

Frosting

  • 3 tablespoons salted butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
  • 4-6 tablespoons lowfat milk, or more as needed
  • yellow and red food coloring, as needed

Instructions

For the Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and very lightly grease a baking sheet.
  • In a large bowl, cream together butter, vegetable oil, 1 1/4 cups sugar, powdered sugar, milk, and eggs.
    In a second large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until dough comes together.
    Roll dough into balls (roughly the size of golf balls) and place on greased baking sheet 2-3 inches apart.
  • Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a shallow dish. Press the bottom of a tall drinking glass into the cookie dough in the bowl (just to moisten the bottom of the glass, no cookie dough should stick to it), then dip into sugar. Press the bottom of the glass into the top of each cookie dough ball to flatten about halfway.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 8-11 minutes until cookies look dry but not browned. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 4-5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat process with remaining cookie dough.

For the Frosting

  • To make the frosting, melt butter in a medium sauce pan. When butter is melted, continue to whisk over medium heat until butter turns from yellow to a golden color. Remove from heat. In a medium bowl cream together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth and spreadable. 
  • Divide the frosting between three bowls. Whisk yellow food coloring into one bowl, and red and yellow into a second bowl to make orange frosting. Spread white frosting on 1/3 of one cookie, followed by orange and yellow frosting to cover the cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies, serve with an 8-ounce glass of milk.

Notes

Store in airtight container in fridge up to one week. 

Nutrition

Calories: 278 kcal, Carbohydrates: 39 g, Protein: 3 g, Fat: 13 g, Saturated Fat: 9 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 30 mg, Sodium: 144 mg, Potassium: 43 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 23 g, Vitamin A: 256 IU, Calcium: 13 mg, Iron: 1 mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Tiffany