Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter, very soft ( I do not recommend any substitutions)
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup flour, all-purpose
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
36 candy corn ( or one piece per cookie)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F Place butter and sugar in a medium bowl and beat well using a wooden spoon.
Add in egg yolk, vanilla, baking powder and salt, and continue to mix until combined.
Add flour and cocoa and mix until a dough forms.
Scoop out level teaspoons of dough and form into balls.
Place dough on cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are firm and the cookies feel dry to the touch.
Remove pan from the oven and immediately press a candy corn in the center of each cookie.
Allow cookies to cool on the pan for one minute before placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.
VANILLA VARIATION: Simply omit the cocoa and increase the flour to 3/4 cup; otherwise proceed the same as above.
Servings: 36
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 32 min.