Glowing Jack-o’-Lantern Cookies

The tradition of carving pumpkins into Jack-o’-Lanterns originated in Ireland, where turnips were originally used. When Irish immigrants arrived in America, they discovered that pumpkins were more readily available and easier to carve, leading to the tradition we know today.

This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 72 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 12.

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Glowing Jack-o’-Lantern Cookies

Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American Courses: Dessert, Snack Recipe Keys: Vegetarian

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 30 min Cook Time 12 min Rest Time 30 min Total Time 1 hr 12 mins

Servings: 12 Calories: 2160

Best Season: Fall

Ingredients

Servings

• 2 cup All-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon Salt
• ¹⁄₂ cup Unsalted butter, softened
• ³⁄₄ cup Granulated sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon Orange food coloring
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon Black food coloring
• ¹⁄₂ cup Powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• 12 Candy eyeballs

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
5. Divide the dough in half. Add orange food coloring to one half and black food coloring to the other half. Mix until the colors are evenly distributed.
6. Shape each dough half into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
7. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
8. Roll out the orange dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Use a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter to cut out pumpkin shapes.
9. Repeat step 8 with the black dough.
10. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
11. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
12. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk to make the glaze.
13. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies and immediately place candy eyeballs on top.
14. Let the glaze set before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 12

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 180kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 8g13%

Total Carbohydrate 25g9%

Sugars 15g

Protein 2g4%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.