Rainbow Sugar Cookie Bark made with refrigerated sugar cookie dough and candy – get ready to taste the rainbow!
So apparently we’re not done with rainbows in our house yet…The other night I was lying in bed thinking of recipes and I envisioned this super playful and fun rainbow bark and I knew I had to make it! How cool would it be to eat candy that looked like it was broken off from a rainbow? There are so many different candies that you could use for this bark but I went with Skittles and Starburst Jelly Beans because they had all the different colors and shades I was looking for. I also picked up some star sprinkles in the dollar section at Target.
Bryce is at Grandma and Grandpa’s for a few days so I put Reece to work sorting…seriously, this is Reece’s dream job. It worked out great for me because he also got in a snack ;) {I don’t know why he doesn’t have a shirt on…it was all of 70 degrees…}
Once Reece was done sorting I put each color into a separate container to make things easier…
I had originally planned on just using Vanilla CandiQuik but got inspired by Dorothy’s Sugar Cookie Bark where she used a sugar cookie pouch mix. It looked phenomenal but I knew my boys would love it if all this candy was sitting on a giant sugar cookie so I actually rolled out some refrigerated dough and baked it up. You should have seen Reece’s eyes when I pulled that giant cookie out of the oven!
To make sure I didn’t stress myself out, I heated up the CandiQuik in two batches so I’d have plenty of time to lay out the candy before it set up. This made it super easy! I would do a couple rows at a time and then add some more…
I ended up doing two “rainbows”. Here’s what it looked like with all the rows on:
Pretty spectacular right? Reece just kept asking “So we really get to eat this?” – I think he thought I’d finally lost it! Next all you need to do is let the CandiQuik set up and then break it into pieces – that may have been the most fun! We tried to get multiple colors onto each piece so they really looked like pieces of a rainbow.
Pretty pretty isn’t it?
Ingredients
- 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough {I used Pillsbury}
- 16 oz of vanilla flavored candy coating {I used CandiQuik}
- 2 cups rainbow-colored candies
Instructions
- Roll out the sugar cookie dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Flour your rolling pin and dough as necessary to keep from sticking.
- Bake according to directions and remove just before the cookie turns brown.
- Let cool for a few minutes.
- Divide candy coating in half and melt first batch.
- Spread with a knife or spoon on top of sugar cookie and sprinkle on candy.
- Melt second half of candy coating and repeat. Let candy coating set up before breaking apart.
More treats from friends:
Sugar Cookie Bark by Crazy for Crust
Chocolate Chip Oreo Truffle Bark by Inside BruCrew Life
Ritz Rolo Bark by Something Swanky
Monster Cookie Crisps by Shugary Sweets
And here’s some more rainbow fun!
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Adorable! And really, really great photos!!
Amanda
Thank you Amanda! Definitely perfect for those sweet cravings :)
This is STUNNING Tish! I love rainbows TOO much! I’m addicted! :)
Thanks Dorothy!
So cute!
Thank you Jenn!
It looks fantastic and yummy! Your son did a fantastic job sorting!
KC
It is both :) That sorting job was right up his alley … I have pictures of him sneaking jelly beans too ;)
So colorful & fun!
Thank you so much Diana! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Our kids are going to love this! So cute and looks delicious! -The Six Sisters
Thank you so much! It’s a really yummy recipe – my boys LOVE them :)
Love this! All of the colors make me so happy and ready for spring!
Thank you Jeni! They are super fun and DELICIOUS too :)
Trish, these are awesome! Love. But then I am a huge sucker for a rainbows AND sugar cookies.
Thank you! So are my kids ;)
I love the idea of using sugar cookie as the “bark”. Brilliant!
My kids sure thought so Kadi :) Thanks so much for stopping by!
So incredibly cute!! Love it, Trish!! :)
OMG, Trish! Those look amazing…I love skittles and cookies, together? I may die!
LOL! They are pretty amazing :) Thanks for the sweet comment Jessica!
This is gorgeous and so much fun!!
Thank you Becca!
I love this idea!
I would like to invite you to link up at my party, Manic Monday. http://cupcake-n-bake.blogspot.com/2013/03/manic-monday-7.html
Hope to see you there!
This is so fun and happy! Makes me smile!
That’s the effect of rainbows – gotta love ‘em!
This is so adorable!!! I LOVE the bright rainbow colors and the fact there is only like 3 ingredients here! What a wonderful idea you came up with! :)
Blessings,
Leslie
Definitely one of those “easy” recipes :) Thanks for the sweet comment Leslie!
These are so fun!! And I love sugar cookies so I am sure these are fantastic! Pinned!
Thanks Alyssa! These are super good!
What a cute idea! My kids love anything that’s sweet and brightly colored, so they would go crazy over this. Thanks for sharing!
These are so colorful and fun looking! Thanks so much for sharing! We would love to have you come and share at our link party. It is a weekly Thursday party, going live on (Wed. night) at 8:00 p.m. MST ~ Hope to see you there!
Have a very happy rainbow day!
Joye & Myrna (The Busy Bee’s)
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These are so fun looking!! I love the bright pop of color…my kids would love making these!!!
Thanks Jocelyn!
I love this idea! The colors are so pretty!
Thank you so much Rachel! The cookies are gorgeous in person – so fun!
I just love this so much that words can’t express!
You’re too sweet Kelly! Enjoy your weekend!
These are so cute! We are coo coo for rainbows in our house! The kids would love this!
Same here :) Rainbows always gets a great reaction from the kids. Thanks for the sweet comment Nancy!
Love the rainbow colors, makes those cookies look even yummier!
Thank you Theresa!
Those are so pretty! I bet they’re yummy, too! :)
They are Ginger – super yummy :) Have a great weekend!
Absolutely lovely pictures. They look delicious, as well as so much fun to make! :)
Such a fun fun idea!! Pinned it. Something I think I’ll be doing with the kiddies for sure. Thanks for sharing!
loving all the bright colors! would you mind linking up to our #kidsinthekitchen theme, this would be a perfect fit how kids can be helpful in the kitchen
http://lookwhatmomfound.com/2013/03/kidsinthekitchen-using-colored-rice-as-art.html
This looks incredible! I would love for you to join the Pinworthy Projects link party! http://www.atkinsondrive.com/pinworthy-projects-link-party-week-10/
Visiting from chic and crafty. This is amazing. But I live in NZ and don’t know what “flavoured candy coating” is. Is it just a pre-made icing or some sort of ready to go lolly. Thanks heaps for your help
Hi there Karen! I use the CandiQuik brand and it’s located right next to the chocolate chips. If you can’t find it you can totally melt white chocolate or vanilla chips and it will work the same. Enjoy the recipe!
There is just so much rainbow fabulousness on your site right now. Seriously. This looks fabulous, Trish!
LOL! Going a little rainbow overboard right now I guess :) Thanks Kristi!
I can see my grand-children’s eyes light up now if i served them this. So much fun and delicious too. Thank you for sharing. :)
Oh yeah – this gets a pretty amazing reaction from kids :) Thanks for stopping by Lynn!
wow the colors are amazing!! pinned to my fav rainbow board!
Thank you so much Michelle!
Yum, this looks so fun! My kids would love it, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for stopping by Christi!
Trish, THIS BARK IS SO SO ADORABLE! What a creative and fun idea!!!! Your little helper looks like he was taking his job very seriously… sorting candy into colors must be hot work!!! Thanks for sharing the rainbow at TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS!!!
Totally ;) Thanks so much for stopping by Yvonne!
Fun and pretty treat! Pinning to the Monday Funday pin board!
Thanks so much Katie!
What a great idea! I LOVE all the bright, fun colors. We’re definitely going to have to try this! Thanks for sharing, and have a wonderful weekend!
I would love for you to link these (and anything else you’ve got) to my weekly linky party going on now at smallfineprint.com!
You have the best ideas! love this….my girls would have so much fun! I hope you linked already :)
http://atozebracelebrations.com/2013/03/link-party-every-tuesday.html
Nancy
So colorful and fun! I can almost “taste the rainbow.” The sorting looks like the funnest part too. Love the sugar cookie crust. Thanks so much for linking up to Inspire Me Wednesday!
Definitely! Thanks Mel!
Thanks so much for linking up to Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker. These are WONDERFUL! Pinned!
Thanks for the pin Karyn!
I just want to keep going back to the photos and stare, this cookie bark makes me smile every time I see it! I’m featuring you this week at Thursday’s Treasures, can’t wait to see what you bring next! Thanks for sharing!
Made my day Joan – thank you!
So pretty and delicious. Looks like you’ve got a professional sorted there. My kids would’ve moaned they were bored after about 30secs from starting!! :lol:
They’ve been featured on todays Sugar & Slice Sunday.
Thanks so much for the feature Lisa!