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Ingredients
| light brown sugar (packed): 2 1/2 cups |
| unsalted butter: 1 cup |
| shortening - baking: 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 2 |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 4 cups |
| pumpkin pie spice: 4 tsp |
| baking powder: 2 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| powdered sugar (sifted): 6 cups (for Frosting) |
| unsalted butter: 2/3 cup |
| orange juice concentrate: 1/3 cup |
Jack-o'-Lantern Cookies
Credit: www.bettycrocker.com
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Prep Time
60 min -
Cook Time
10 min -
Servings
4 serving(s)
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- Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, 1 cup butter, the shortening and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
- On lightly floured surface, roll 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut with 3-inch pumpkin-shaped or round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In large bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2/3 cup butter until smooth. Stir in juice concentrate. Place 1/3 cup frosting in small bowl; add green food color until desired color for stems. To remaining frosting, add 2 drops yellow food color for every 1 drop red food color for desired shade of orange. Generously frost cookies with orange frosting. Frost stems with green frosting. Make jack-o'-lantern faces with candies.