With Halloween just around the corner, I was asked to attempt my very first Pinterest project. I thought I should attempt some crazy dessert that Pinterest is notorious for. Since I’m in college and I probably would be shunned if I went trick-or-treating, it seemed like a good idea to make my own dessert this Halloween instead of begging for free candy at someone’s doorstep.

This article gave me the perfect opportunity to start my transition into becoming an adult and try my hand at baking. I’ve baked a few things in my life, but when I’m in the baking mood I tend to bake simple chocolate chip cookies. This time around I wanted to try something a little more challenging. Thus, when I saw the recipe for “Candy Corn and White Chocolate Softbatch Cookies” on Pinterest, I thought it was a perfect idea. Having the chance to incorporate traditional Halloween candy that I’d usually get while trick-or-treating into my dessert would allow me to slowly get over the fact I’ll never be able to trick-or-treat again. While there isn’t any room in my tiny dorm to fit any cliché Pinterest Halloween craft, there is always room for sweets.

I found the recipe on Pinterest, which then led me to a website named averiecooks.com. Averie Sunshine is the owner of the website and for the candy corn cookie recipe. On the website, Averie wrote that after throwing a bag of candy corn in her cart during a shopping trip, she was unsure of what she was going to make with them. Averie baked the candy corn into the most soft, tender, buttery cookie dough base she could find in her cookie arsenal. Afterwards, she decided to add white chocolate chips.

I started making my dough at about 8o’clock at night. I decided to let it chill overnight, since it needed at least three hours. The next day, I preheated the oven and got to work. Something to keep in mind is that in the recipe step 4’s “important note” is a lot more important than you’d think. Also, if you don’t have a Silpat like the recipe calls for and you think parchment paper would work just the same, don’t confuse wax paper for parchment paper. They are definitely not the same, and your cookies will stick to wax paper a lot more than they would on parchment paper.

On the website Averie said, “Do not allow the candy corn pieces to lay directly on your baking tray and shield the candy with a pinch of dough. Candy corn is prone to burning, melting, and turning into a hot, crispy, lacey mess if baked directly on a hot tray.” The first tray I made I noticed I did not have any problems with the candy corn melting on the tray. However, as I pulled the second pan out of the oven, I noticed I must have gotten lazier and lazier with each mound of cookie dough I put on the tray. Around each cookie there was a puddle of melted candy corn that glued the cookies to the wax paper. The wax paper alone made it difficult to get the cookies off the pan, and the melted candy corn added to the challenge.

On the bright side, I did manage to salvage a few cookies off the wax paper, and they looked and tasted amazing. The bright yellows and oranges of the candy corn really pop out against the pale cookie dough. After making this cookies, I can say that I have become more experienced in the kitchen; I now know the difference between wax paper and parchment paper. It is important to note that these cookies are incredibly sweet. However, they are perfect to munch on while watching Halloween movies, and they will absolutely push you into a spirited mood.