Candy Corn Soft Sugar Cookies

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening, softened
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sugar, for coating cookie dough balls
• 1 1/4 cups candy corn

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together the flour, baking powder and kosher salt. Set aside.

In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix together the sugar, butter and shortening together on medium high speed for 4-5 minutes.
Add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until completely combined, about 2 minutes on medium speed.

Slowly add in the dry ingredients on low speed and mix until almost combined.
Take a spatula and fold the ingredients together.

Using a cookie dough scooper, scoop the cookie dough. Then roll each cookie dough piece into a ball.

Pour the 1/4 cup sugar onto a plate. Roll each cookie dough ball into the sugar.
Then place the cookie dough balls onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F for 11 minutes.
Take the cookies out of the oven and immediately press 3 pieces of candy corn on top of each cookie.
Cool the cookies on the baking pan for 5 minutes on a cooling rack. Then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.