wickedly simple

i had high hopes for this weekend that crashed and burned spectacularly! so i decided to top it off with cookies, because, hey why not?

there are candy cookies made from a recipe i got in the newest halloween edition of martha stewart's magazine. i must admit, i love halloween. and even though it is still summer i am so excited i couldn't wait, so i tried out the recipe. i have found with the martha recipes for cookies there is more often than not a little too much flour. so i countered it in this recipe with a teaspoon of 2% milk.

i was going to link to the recipe on the website, but it is moving like molassas as usual...so here it is:

candy topped cookies*

3/4 cup flour // 1/2 stick of unsalted butter (room temp) // 1/2 cup sugar // 1 large egg yolk // 1/4 teaspoon vanilla // 1/4 teaspoon baking powder // 1/4 teaspoon salt // candy corns {chocolate variation--1/2 cup flour & 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa} *also, i used some super mini peanut butter cups from Trader Joes for the chocolate cookies to be topped with

1. preheat oven to 350.
2. mix butter & sugar until fluffy
3. mix in egg yolk, vanilla, baking powder, & salt
4. mix in flour, add a teaspoon of milk to slightly moisten if necessary
5. roll in your hands into 1" balls and place on baking sheet
6. bake for about 10 minutes, remove from oven and immediately place candy corns on the cookies and lightly press in. let the cookies sit for one minute, then remove and put on wire rack to cool.

enjoy!!

Comments

[kristen]

I tried this recipe out tonight with the chocolate cookies - they came out great! Perfect ammount of milk... the only thing I would change is the time. After 10 minutes they were still mooshy, after 15 they were almost crispy. The perfect time would be 13 minutes. That way they'd be chewy in a Ms. Field's way.

Thanks for sharing Miss Teresa!

[Tsoniki]

The picture alone makes me want to make these! I have everything but the candy, which is now on my shopping list.