Description
Simple sugar cookies decorated to look like Jack O Lanterns for Halloween.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Orange food coloring gel
- Black decorating icing
Instructions
- Beat the softened butter and sugar together until creamy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Divide the dough into two portions. Add orange food coloring gel to one portion until you reach a bright orange color. Keep the other portion plain.
- Wrap both dough portions in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out the orange dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Use a round cookie cutter to cut out circles.
- Roll out the plain dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out slightly smaller circles than the orange ones.
- Place a small orange circle on top of a plain circle. Gently press them together.
- Place cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cool, use the black decorating icing to draw a Jack O Lantern face on the orange layer of each cookie.
Notes
- For a more defined face, you can use a small pumpkin cookie cutter on the orange dough before placing it on the base layer.
- Store finished cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 85
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 30
Keywords: Jack O Lantern Cookies, Halloween cookies, sugar cookies, orange cookies, fall baking