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Gluten Free Candy Corn-Shaped Sugar Cookie Bars

Festive fall gluten free sugar cookies, but in the form of a bar and cut after baking. Use an 8x8 pan for extra thick cookies, or 9x9 for less tall cookies.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Servings: 27 bars
Author: Amy Wilson

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups (375 grams) gluten free flour blend
  • ¾ teaspoon guar or xanthan gum (omit if in blend)
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • yellow and orange food coloring

Frosting:

  • cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 lb. powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare an 8x8 or 9x9 square pan by lightly coating with cooking spray and then lining with parchment paper.
    gluten free candy corn sugar cookie bars pan with parchment paper
  • In a small bowl, sift gluten free flour blend, guar or xanthan gum (don't use if it's in your blend), baking powder and salt.
  • In a stand mixer using a paddle attachment, combine butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla extract until well-blended.
  • Add flour mixture to butter and eggs and mix until all of the flour is incorporated. Remove ⅔ of dough and set aside.
  • With ⅓ of dough in mixing bowl, add yellow food coloring until you reach your desired color. Remove from bowl and gently press into the bottom of your prepared baking dish. Wipe bowl and paddle clean if necessary.
    gluten free candy corn sugar cookie bars yellow dough
  • Put ⅔ of dough back in mixing bowl and add orange food coloring until you reach your desired color. Gently press the orange dough on top of the yellow dough.
    gluten free candy corn sugar cookie bars orange dough
  • Bake for 20-22 minutes if using an 8x8 pan, 18-20 minutes if using a 9x9 pan. The cookie bar will be slightly browned on top, but shouldn't jiggle in the center. Remove from oven and cool completely. Be careful not to remove from pan before cooling as the cookie may break.

Frosting:

  • In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add powdered sugar and heavy cream on low speed. Increase speed once everything is mixed in and mix until well combined. Add vanilla extract.
  • Carefully spread frosting over cookie bar and allow to set until frosting is mostly hardened. This shouldn't take too long, maybe 20 minutes or so. Note: if you want to add sprinkles, do so very quickly after frosting as it hardens fairly quick.
  • Cut your bars into three equal strips. Then, cut triangles out of each strip.
  • Store in an airtight container.