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Old-Fashioned Jack-o-Lantern Sugar Cookie

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 20 cookies
Author Megan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour sifted

Toppings

  • 60 pieces candy corn
  • 5 pieces black licorice sliced thin

Instructions

  • Cream together sugar and butter. Add egg and extracts and mix until smooth throughout.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together baking powder and flour. Gradually mix into creamed mixture, 1 cup at a time, until a large dough ball forms.
  • Cut the dough ball in half. Pat out to about 1/4 inch thick with fingers or a rolling pin.
  • Cut out the cookies into a 4-inch diameter circle.
  • Place three candy corns for the jack-o-lantern eyes and nose. Place a very thin strip of black licorice into the smile.
  • Bake cookies for 8 minutes or until the edges are barely brown. Let cool on the cookie sheet for 3-4 minutes before removing and putting on a rack to cool.
  • Once cookies have completely cooled, wrap individually in saran wrap or cookie bags.

Notes

If you are like me, you may not have round cookie cutters. I used a large glass with a 4" diameter to cut my cookies.