American · Dessert
Jack-o'-Lantern Sugar Cookies
Pumpkin-spiced butter cookies under bright orange icing, with chocolate jack-o'-lantern faces piped on. Every face can be different.
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25 minsPrep
10 minsCook
85 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
225Calories
2.6gProtein
8.8gFat
34.5gCarbs
18.7gSugar
1gFiber
132mgSodium
32mgChol
5.3gSat Fat
43mgPotassium
28mgCalcium
1.2mgIron
0.1mcgVitamin B12
0mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
vegetarian
sweet-spot
halloween
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Cream
beat the butter and sugar for 2 minutes until pale, then add 1/8 beaten egg (6g) and the vanilla.
2
Mix
fold in the flour, baking powder, spices and salt until a soft dough forms. Chill 15 minutes.
3
Shape
roll 4 balls, flatten to 1cm thick rounds and place on a lined tray.
4
Bake
10 minutes at 180C / 350F, until the edges just colour. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
5
Ice
stir the powdered sugar, water and orange colouring into a thick icing and spread over each cookie. Set 10 minutes.
6
Faces
pipe triangle eyes and a toothy grin in melted chocolate.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 39g39g all-purpose flour
- 19g19g butter, softened
- 19g19g granulated sugar
- 1/81/8 beaten egg (6g)
- 0.5g0.5g vanilla extract
- 0.5g0.5g baking powder
- 1g1g ground cinnamon
- 0.5g0.5g ground ginger
- 0.2g0.2g ground nutmeg (a large pinch or 1/8 tsp)
- 0.2g0.2g fine salt (a large pinch or 1/8 tsp)
- 17.5g17.5g granulated sugar, powdered, for the icing
- 2.5g2.5g water, for the icing
- 0.3g0.3g gel food colouring, orange (a large pinch or 1/8 tsp)
- 2.5g2.5g dark chocolate 70%, melted, for the faces
