Everyone loves a simple, semi-homemade treat, and these Harvest Indian Corn Cookies are perfect for fall parties. They’re easy to make with kids for Halloween events, harvest festivals, or Thanksgiving. Start with classic peanut butter sandwich cookies and follow the steps below to create a charming Indian corn design.
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Harvest Indian Corn Cookies
These cookies start with a familiar peanut butter sandwich cookie (like Nutter Butters). You can use a store brand with the same shape if preferred. For the colored coating we recommend Wilton candy melts for consistent melting and smooth coverage. If you’re comfortable working with food coloring and almond bark, you can adapt the coatings yourself.
This idea fits perfectly into easy fall entertaining menus. Arrange a dessert table for your harvest gathering with this playful cookie alongside other seasonal treats.
Ingredients for Indian Corn Harvest Cookies
Nutter Butters or similar sandwich cookies
Yellow candy melts and green candy melts (Wilton recommended)
Miniature baking M&M’s (brown, yellow, orange)
Green lollipop sticks
Extra supplies:
Parchment paper
Decorating bag (or a small piping bag)
Directions for Harvest Indian Corn Cookies
- In two separate microwave-safe bowls, melt the candy melts: about 2 cups yellow in one bowl and 1 cup green in the other. Heat at 50% power in 30-second increments, stirring between each until fully melted and smooth.
- Carefully open a sandwich cookie, add a small dollop of melted yellow coating to the filling, and press a green lollipop stick into the filling so it extends about 1/2 inch from the top. Close the cookie gently, sandwiching the stick in place.
- Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze 5 minutes so the stick and filling set.
- Hold the cookie by the stick and dip the front side into the melted yellow coating. Let any excess drip off, then set the cookie back on the parchment.
- Press miniature M&M’s into the yellow coating in three vertical columns to mimic corn kernels. Alternate the brown, yellow, and orange colors as you go. Return the cookies to the freezer for about 15 minutes to harden.
- Meanwhile, remelt about 1 cup of green candy melts if needed, pour into a decorating bag, and snip a very small tip from the end.
- Pipe leaf shapes onto parchment to form corn husks. Freeze the piped leaves for 5 minutes until firm.
- Carefully peel the hardened husk pieces from the parchment. Add a tiny dab of melted candy to the base of each husk and press the husk onto the back of the cookie to complete the look. Allow to fully set before serving.
Make this a Harvest Homeschool Activity
These cookies are a fun project to do with kids. Little hands enjoy pressing the M&M’s onto the dipped cookies, and the activity can double as a short lesson—sort the M&M’s by color for a preschool color activity or use the assembly as part of a harvest-themed unit.
More Harvest-Themed Snacks
If you love these Indian corn cookies, try other seasonal treats for Thanksgiving and harvest gatherings. Ideas include pumpkin candy bark, candy corn popsicles, cupcakes, and no-bake fall cookies. These treats complement dessert tables and party spreads.
For a coordinating table accent, try making glittered Indian corn place cards to match these cookies.
More Fall Recipes
If you enjoyed this idea, consider these fall favorites next: hearty fall salads, old-fashioned apple crisp, apple tarts, gingerbread apple pie cake, homemade caramel apples, mini Dutch apple pies with caramel, and cinnamon roll apple pie. They pair well with harvest gatherings and holiday menus.
- Healthy & Hearty Fall Salads
- Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp
- Apple Tart
- Gingerbread Apple Pie Cake
- Homemade Caramel Apples
- Mini Dutch Apple Pies with Caramel Sauce
- 25 Amazing Apple Recipes
- Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie
More Fall Desserts
Fall is a wonderful time to bake. Try banana pumpkin bread with cinnamon swirl, cheesecake-filled pumpkin cupcakes, no-bake haystack cookies, and other seasonal sweets to round out your dessert table.
- Banana Pumpkin Bread With Cinnamon Swirl
- Cheesecake-Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes
- Harvest Indian Corn Cookies
- No-Bake Fall Haystack Cookies
