Description
Fun and festive sugar cookies shaped like jack-o’-lanterns, decorated with royal icing for a spooky Halloween treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp meringue powder
- 1/3 cup water
- Orange, black, and green gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients until dough forms.
- Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into pumpkin shapes.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until edges are golden. Cool completely.
- Make royal icing: Mix powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water until stiff peaks form.
- Divide icing and tint orange, black, and green.
- Pipe outlines and fill cookies with orange icing.
- Add jack-o’-lantern faces with black icing and stems with green.
- Let icing dry completely before serving.
Notes
- Chill dough for 30 minutes if it’s too sticky.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant icing.
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg