Halloween Fall Kisses Candy Corn Pixies - butter

Method

• Beat butter, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl until well blended.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
• Place about 3/4 cup dough in each of three separate bowls.
• Add yellow food coloring to one bowl, mixing until color of dough is uniform and close to color of candy piece.
• Tint another bowl orange using yellow and red food coloring.
• Cover; refrigerate doughs about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
• Heat oven to 300F
• Remove wrappers from candies.
• Taking a small pinch of dough from each bowl, shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Roll in powdered sugar.
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until edges are set.
• Cool about 2 minutes; press candy piece into center of cookie.
• Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• Cool completely.