Quick Candy Cookie Sticks Food

CANDY-STRIPE COOKIE STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400 degrees. Combine egg whites and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment; beat on medium until foamy. Reduce speed to low. Add flour and salt; mix until just combined. Add butter, cream, and vanilla; beat until combined.
• Transfer 1 cup batter to a small bowl; set remaining batter aside. Stir in red coloring until desired color is reached. Transfer tinted batter to a pastry bag fitted with a small plain round tip. Secure end of pastry bag with rubber band; set aside.
• Place a 3-by-6-inch rectangle (cut out a stencil to use as a guide) on a baking sheet lined with a Silpat baking mat. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of plain batter into the rectangle; spread with a small offset spatula. Repeat. Pipe diagonal tinted stripes onto each rectangle. Bake cookies until pale golden, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Immediately loosen edges with a spatula, and flip cookie over. Starting from one long side, roll cookie into a stick. Place seam side down, on a clean work surface; let cool until set. Quickly repeat with second cookie.
• Repeat process, tinting and baking 2 or 3 cookies at a time.

COOKIE STICKS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugars, egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. , On a greased baking sheet, shape each portion into a 15x3-in. rectangle about 3 in. apart. Sprinkle chocolate chips and, if desired, nuts over dough; press lightly. , Bake at 375° for 6-7 minutes. (Bake for 8-9 minutes for crispier cookies.) Cool for 5 minutes. Cut with a serrated knife into 1-in. strips; remove to wire racks to cool.

FOUR INGREDIENT TUMBLEWEEDS

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butterscotch chips and peanut butter; stir until smooth. Stir in peanuts and potato sticks. , Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined pans. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container.

CANDY BAR COOKIES ON A STICK

Steps:

• Beat peanut butter, butter, and shortening in large mixing bowl on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add sugars and baking soda and beat till combined.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla till combined.
• Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer on medium speed, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
• Insert a wooden stick into the side of each candy bar piece.
• Form about 2 tablespoons dough into a ball shape around each candy bar piece, making sure the candy bar is completely covered.
• If desired, roll the ball in decorative candies or colored sugar, gently pushing candies into the dough.
• Place cookies 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in 325 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden and set.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on rack.