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?
Rainbow Sugar Cookie Bark
Ingredients
- 16.5 oz refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 16 oz vanilla flavored candy coating I used CandiQuik
- 2 cups jelly beans or other 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.
Nutrition
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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kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
There is just so much rainbow fabulousness on your site right now. Seriously. This looks fabulous, Trish!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! Going a little rainbow overboard right now I guess 🙂 Thanks Kristi!
Karen Schulz says
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
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
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!
Sam M. | Atkinson Drive says
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/
Melinda@LookWhatMomFound...andDadtoo says
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
Maysem says
Such a fun fun idea!! Pinned it. Something I think I’ll be doing with the kiddies for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Mary Catherine says
Absolutely lovely pictures. They look delicious, as well as so much fun to make! 🙂
Ginger@gingersnapcrafts.com says
Those are so pretty! I bet they’re yummy, too! 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They are Ginger – super yummy 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Theresa says
Love the rainbow colors, makes those cookies look even yummier!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Theresa!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
These are so cute! We are coo coo for rainbows in our house! The kids would love this!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Same here 🙂 Rainbows always gets a great reaction from the kids. Thanks for the sweet comment Nancy!
Kelly says
I just love this so much that words can’t express!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You’re too sweet Kelly! Enjoy your weekend!
Rachel @ BubblyNatureCreations.com says
I love this idea! The colors are so pretty!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Rachel! The cookies are gorgeous in person – so fun!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
These are so fun looking!! I love the bright pop of color…my kids would love making these!!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Jocelyn!
The Busy Bee's says
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)
thebusybhive.blogspot.com
Alicia says
What a cute idea! My kids love anything that’s sweet and brightly colored, so they would go crazy over this. Thanks for sharing!
Alyssa Rivers says
These are so fun!! And I love sugar cookies so I am sure these are fantastic! Pinned!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Alyssa! These are super good!