Bake the candy corn cookie bars for 23-25 minutes (depending on oven temperatures) or until the coconut on the sides begins to darken and remove from oven and place pan on wire rack to cool.

Updated: Oct 20, 2023 / 10:30 PM EDT DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — People either hate it or love it: candy corn. Candy corn has a unique background with a direct tie to Ohio.

Combine 2 ounces of Bluebird Distilling Phoenixville Whiskey with a half ounce of the candy corn simple syrup. Add 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters, an orange wedge and Luxardo cherry.

The original recipe for what’s now known as “candy corn” is said to have been invented sometime in the 1880s, according to popular belief, by an employee of the Wunderle Candy Company.

Food flavor specialist Marie Wright, one of just 300 experts in the world, explained to TODAY Food why a treat as simple as candy corn has gained such a controversial reputation.