These yummy little shortbread cookies will be a hit at any Halloween party! I found this recipe on the pages of Coastal Living Magazine (one of the reasons I still love print magazines is finding little gems like this while perusing the glossy photographs of amazing spaces- online, I would have to be searching for this recipe…) Enjoy! 
Halloween Cookie Bites
Prep: 50 Minutes Chill: 2 Hours Bake 8-10 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 butter flavored extract (or you could use almond)
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (I used orange- delish!)
Yellow food coloring. Red food coloring.
1. Beat butter and sugar together at medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Beat in egg and extracts. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt and lemon zest. Gradually stir into butter mixture until fully combined and forms a stiff dough.
2. Place dough onto cutting surface and divide into 3 equal parts. (about 1 1/4 cups each). Leave one plain, add yellow food coloring to the second and then yellow/red to the third to make bright orange.
3. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan, and then line it with plastic wrap, smoothing it out as well as you can. Starting with the plain colored dough, press into bottom of pan to make a smooth layer. Add the orange dough, then the yellow on the top. Cover and chill min 2 hours.
4. Turn dough out onto cutting board. Slice in 1/2 inch sections (like you would a pound cake) and with the slice laying flat on the board, cut it into 6 triangles that resemble candy corn pieces. Place on cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil (shiny side down). The dont need to be very far apart, as they do not spread. Bake @ 350 degrees 8-9 minutes until set but not browned. Cool on wire racks.
Makes 10 dozen delicous cookie bites!!
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These cookies are delicious and they really look like candy!
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