Description
Create adorable and delicious Jack-O’-Lantern Sandwich Cookies for a festive Halloween treat. These cookies feature spiced pumpkin-shaped cookies filled with creamy frosting and decorated with carved faces.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Orange food coloring
- 1 cup vanilla frosting
- Black decorating gel (for faces)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and orange food coloring until well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
- Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into pumpkin shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Use a small knife to cut jack-o’-lantern faces into half of the cookies.
- Place cookies on prepared baking sheets and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool completely on wire racks.
- Spread vanilla frosting on the flat side of a plain pumpkin cookie and top with a face cookie to form a sandwich.
- Decorate further with black decorating gel if desired.
Notes
- For the best results, ensure your butter is properly softened for creaming with the sugar.
- If the dough becomes too sticky while rolling or cutting, lightly dust your hands and the rolling pin with flour.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting to prevent the frosting from melting.
- The black decorating gel is optional for adding facial details to your Jack-O’-Lantern cookies.
- These Jack-O’-Lantern sandwich cookies are best enjoyed within a few days of baking.
- Prep Time: 35 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 210 calories
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg