Candy Corn Flower Easy Halloween Treat

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Candy corn is one of those Halloween candies that you either love or can’t stand. Or, if you’re like me, you think you love them and then eat two and give the rest to your kids. Last year, we had a bunch of candy corn so we turned it into a cute little project and we each made a candy corn flower!

We love how they turned out. They are completely edible, so after you’ve made one, you can eat it. Or, you can wrap it in cellophane and place one on each person’s plate for Thanksgiving. It’s a fun project for the kids and the adults.

Before I share how to make a candy corn flower, let me share a few tips.

You want to buy cookies that are as flat as possible. If they are rounded on one side, they may move too much as you make your candy corn flower. I used a gluten-free shortbread cookie that I found at my local supermarket, though any round and flat cookie will do. 

You can use any white icing as the “glue”. Just make sure that it doesn’t dry up before you have the time to stick all of the candy corns onto the cookie. Royal icing is a great option and is pretty easy to work with.

For the center of the flower, you can use any round candy like m&m’s or Skittles. I found the Halloween m&m’s and loved the purple!

While you don’t necessarily need them, I love adding the little sugar pearls around the candy in the center. It covers up any additional space and looks so pretty! You can see them in my final images though I didn’t include them in the steps below.

 

I’ve tried to show the steps in the photos above for you, to make it a bit easier to make a candy corn flower.

Step 1: Lay your cookie flat on a paper plate.

Step 2: Cover one side of the cookie with icing.

Step 3: Start at the top of your cookie and place one candy corn (white side down) onto the icing, at the edge of the cookie. Continue placing candy corn around the cookie until you’ve made a circle and all you can see is the center of the cookie with icing on top.

Step 4: Create a second layer of candy corn. You should be able to stick the white part of the candy corn into the icing in the center of the cookie. If you need to, you can always put a dab of icing on the back of each candy corn so that they stick better.

Step 5: Put a dab of icing on the back of one of your round candies.

Step 6: Place the round candy in the center of your candy corn flower. If you have sugar pearls, you can place those one at a time around the outside of the round candy for a more polished look.

how to make a candy corn flower

Candy Corn Flower Easy Halloween Treat

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Looking for a fun and easy treat for Halloween? A candy corn flower cookie is the perfect project and treat! All you need are 5 ingredients.

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Materials

• Flat, round cookies
• White icing
• Candy corn
• Round candies (m&m's or skittles work great)
• Sugar pearls (optional)

Instructions

Step 1: Lay a cookie flat on a plate.

Step 2: Cover one side of the cookie with icing.

Step 3: Start at the top of your cookie and place one candy corn (white side down) onto the icing, at the edge of the cookie. Continue placing candy corn around the cookie until you've made a circle and all you can see is the center of the cookie with icing on top.

Step 4: Create a second layer of candy corn. You should be able to stick the white part of the candy corn into the icing in the center of the cookie. If you need to, you can always put a dab of icing on the back of each candy corn so that they stick better.

Step 5: Put a dab of icing on the back of one of your round candies.

Step 6: Place the round candy in the center of your candy corn flower cookie. If you have sugar pearls, you can place those one at a time around the outside of the round candy for a more polished look.

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