This morning as I was going through all of the blogs that I have been reading on a regular basis I found something that was very helpful to me...a suggestion of using a bread pan to create layers. I was so excited! I called my mother and told her that I am so glad that there are people in the world who are smarter and more creative than me. This little step saved me a TON of time!! I don't do well measuring and rolling and measuring some more. So....after making the rainbow I decided to make candy corn cookies as well. Both girls are taking treats for respective Halloween parties on Wednesday and I thought they would be something fun. And fairly small!! That took me to time to pick up Miss B from school.
Upon arrival back home, we proceeded to have the conversation that along with the candy corn cookies, both girls wanted to take cupcakes to school. With Spiderwebs on top! Whoo hoo!! I like those....and the pictures will be taken tomorrow, they store better without frosting!
Miss B decided that she wanted 16 chocolate cupcakes and 1 danilla as she calls them. I guess there is a child in her class that does not like chocolate. I thought that it was very considerate of her, as a 6 year old, to consider this little boy's feelings. I am so proud of her....how could I say no? So...off I went. 12 Vanilla cupcakes and 12 Chocolate cupcakes. Little O then pipes in and says I want BOTH...chocolate and vanilla! So off I went to find a marble cupcake recipe. I am now fully equipped with cupcakes. 12 Vanilla, 12 Chocolate, and 20 Marble cupcakes will soon make their way to happy little tummies!
Rainbow Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter - softened
1 cup sugar
cream the 2 together then add:
1 egg
mix.
Then add:
2 teaspoons almond or vanilla...I use vanilla
2 teaspoons baking POWDER
2 1/2 - 3 cups Flour (I usually use only the 2 1/2 cups because I roll them out in flour!)
**Food coloring gel/paste. I used Wilton colors, you can use regular food coloring but the colors will not be as vibrant.
**** To create the Ribbon effect, place dough in a parchment or waxed paper lined bread pan. Pat dough as evenly as possible in the bottom of the pan. Follow with each additional layer in the same manner. When you have your layers complete, place in the fridge for approx. 3 hours. I am not that patient and went with the freezer for about an hour. Remove pan from freezer and remove dough from the pan. Slice and bake.
**Sprinkle a little bit of sugar on the top.
Bake at 400
Candy Corn Cookies
1 cup butter - softened
1 cup sugar
cream the 2 together then add:
1 egg
mix.
Then add:
2 teaspoons almond or vanilla...I use vanilla
2 teaspoons baking POWDER
2 1/2 - 3 cups Flour (I usually use only the 2 1/2 cups because I roll them out in flour!)
**Food coloring gel/paste. I used Wilton colors, you can use regular food coloring but the colors will not be as vibrant.
**** To create the Ribbon effect, place dough in a parchment or waxed paper lined bread pan. Pat dough as evenly as possible in the bottom of the pan. Follow with each additional layer in the same manner. When you have your layers complete, place in the fridge for approx. 3 hours. I am not that patient and went with the freezer for about an hour. Remove pan from freezer and remove dough from the pan. Slice. After slicing, cut into triangles to create the candy corn pieces.
*** Sprinkle a little bit of sugar on the top for a little extra sweetness if desired.
Bake at 400
When all was said and done for the day....we only had one thing that did not survive....Little O's lunch. :(
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