Name: Candy Land Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 Sticks of Butter - softened; 1 cup of Sugar; 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla; 1 Egg; Aqua Food Coloring Gel; 3 cups of Flour; 1 Tablespoon of Baking Powder; 4 Tablespoons of butter - softened; 4 ounces of Cream Cheese - softened; 4 cups of Powdered Sugar; Neon Green Food Coloring Gel; Pink Food Coloring Gel; Yellow Food Coloring Gel; Purple Food Coloring Gel; 1 small bag of Candy-land decorations

By: Jill Mills Posted: Aug 27, 2021

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These Candy Cookies are so cute and perfect for parties. Perfectly decadent cookies with Candyland decorations on top, these cookies are going to be a hit with everyone, children and adults alike. Make these cookies for any special occasion and watch them disappear.

Candy Cookies

These Amazing Candy Cookies are sure to be the talk of any occasion with the fun colors, pretty candy, and tasty flavor. This simple and easy recipe is going to be the perfect eye-popping treat on a buffet table. Serve this recipe along with these colorful Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies or this 4th of July Cookies with M& M’s.

Ingredients

Butter– Use unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the recipe.
Sugar– Every great recipe uses sugar as an ingredient.
Vanilla– Use pure vanilla for the best flavoring.
Egg– Use this at room temperature.
Food Coloring Gel– You will need the colors Aqua, Neon Green, Pink, Yellow, and Purple.
Flour– Use all-purpose flour for the best results.
Baking Powder– This will allow the cookies to rise in the oven.
Cream Cheese– Use this softened or at room temperature.
Powdered Sugar– This is the best sugar for homemade icing.
Cookie Toppers– You can use Candy-Land Decorations for this recipe.

How to Make Candy Cookies

To start, add the butter, sugar, vanilla, egg, and 2-3 drops of the Aqua food coloring gel into the mixing bowl of a standing mixer and combine until light and fluffy using a whisk attachment.

First, add the flour and baking powder into another bowl, and combine.

Secondly, a little at a time, add the flour to the mixture at low speed until combined.

Thirdly, switch out the whisk attachment with a paddle attachment.

Next, combined the mixture until a smooth dough ball starts to form, and the ingredients are fully incorporated. Use a spatula to scrape the sides of the mixing bowl as needed.

Forming the cookies:

First, use parchment paper to line two cookie sheets, and using your hands, roll the cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Then, arrange onto the prepared sheets.

Secondly, place the sheet pans into the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, or until the cookies have turned a light brown around the edges.

Thirdly, you will need to check the cookies halfway through, to make sure they have started to crack a little bit.

Next, dip a flat bottom glass into sugar, and gently press into each of the cookies to make them flatter and spread out a little more. This will help the cookies have a crinkle look to them.

Finally, take the cookies out of the oven, when they are done, and transfer them to a wire rack to cool thoroughly and while the cookies cool, you can begin to make the frosting.

Frosting:

To start, add the butter and cream cheese into the mixing bowl of a standing mixer and combine.

First, a little bit at a time, add in the powdered sugar and combined after each addition until smooth and fluffy.

Secondly, separate the frosting into 4 additional bowls and add the neon green food coloring into one bowl. You can add a tablespoon of the powdered sugar into the frosting if it is too thin.

Thirdly, add the neon pink food coloring gel into the next bowl. Use powdered sugar to thicken if it’s too thin.

Next, add yellow food coloring gel into the next bowl and add more powdered sugar as needed.

In addition, add the purple food coloring gel into the final bowl, and add more powdered sugar as needed to help thicken the frosting.

Assembling the cookie:

To begin, use a 12-inch wide plastic wrap sheet to lay flat on a smooth surface.

First, add each of the frosting colors, lengthwise in the center of the plastic wrap sheet, creating four long ribbons.

Secondly, you will need to wrap the plastic wrap, keeping it lengthwise to create a long ribbon of frosting.

Thirdly, cut one end of the plastic wrap, using scissors.

Next, using the end of the plastic wrap tube of frosting, add it into a pastry bag with a large star tip.

In addition, using a swirling motion, pipe the frosting onto the cookies, and bring it up to a point.

Furthermore, begin adding the Candyland decorations on top of the cookies.

To finish, allow the frosting to firm up or set for about 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

How to Store?

You will want to first begin by placing the cookies into an airtight container. You can place it at room temperature or in the fridge or freezer. Storing the recipe in the fridge will help with a longer shelf life compared to room temperature.

Tips for Making These Cookies:

Some of these tips will make the recipe a lot easier to prepare and bake. First, you will want to make sure to measure your ingredients correctly and make sure the texture of the batter meets the requirements. Placing the cookie dough in the fridge is not a step, but it can help you will molding the cookies into balls and reduce stickiness. Make sure to use parchment paper on your cookie sheets to keep the cookies from sticking. The cookies will turn a light brown around the edges to know when they are done. When making the frosting, you will use a 12-inch piece of plastic wrap and use it to slightly combine the frosting to create the swirl effect.

Candy Land Cookies