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Candy Corn Shortbread
Makes about 3 dozen cookies
¾ c. margarine or butter, softened
¼ c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
yellow food coloring
red food coloring
Mix margarine and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour. Divide dough into 6 equal parts. Combine 3 parts dough; mix with 10 drops yellow and 4 drops red coloring (for orange dough). Combine 2 parts dough; mix with 7 drops yellow coloring (for yellow dough). Leave remaining part dough plain.
Pat orange dough into 3/4-inch thick rectangle, 9x2 inches, on plastic wrap. Pat yellow dough into 1/2-inch thick rectangle, 9x1 3/4 inches. Place yellow rectangle lengthwise in center on top of orange rectangle. Roll plain dough into roll, 9x 3/4inch. Place lengthwise in center on top of yellow rectangle. Wrap plastic wrap around dough, pressing dough into triangle so that dough will resemble a kernel of corn when sliced. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
Heat oven to 350°F. Cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bale 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.
Magic Window Cookies
Makes about 6 dozen cookies
Mix sugar, margarine, vanilla and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
Heat oven to 375°F. Cover cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Roll one third of dough at a time 1/8-inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut into desired Halloween shapes with cookie cutters. Place on foil. Cut out designs from cookies using smaller cutters or your own patterns. Place whole or partially crushed pieces of candy in cutouts, depending on size and shape of design; mixing colors as desired. *To crush candy, place in heavy plastic food storage bag and tap lightly with rolling pin. Try to leave mostly bigger pieces.
Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are very light brown and candy is melted. With knife, quickly spread out any candy that is not covering entire cutout section. Cool completely before removing from foil. Gently remove cookies.
