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    Pumpkin Spice Halloween Cookies

    October 15, 2020 by Laureen King 3 Comments

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    Festive pumpkin spice sugar cookies are a great homemade Halloween treat for spooky trick-or-treaters or Halloween party treat. via @artandthekitchFestive pumpkin spice sugar cookies are a great homemade Halloween treat for spooky trick-or-treaters or Halloween party treat.
 via @artandthekitchFestive pumpkin spice sugar cookies are a great homemade Halloween treat for spooky trick-or-treaters or Halloween party treat. via @artandthekitch
    Festive pumpkin spice sugar cookies are a great homemade Halloween treat for spooky trick-or-treaters or Halloween party treat.
    Pumpkin shaped sugar cookies decorated with orange icing and black spider web.
    Pumpkin Spice Halloween cookies make perfect cut-out cookies that are great for decorating with royal icing. The cookies are incredibly flavourful with the addition of pumpkin spice. I usually package individual cookies in clear gift bags for all my special Trick-or-Treaters. For easy to follow step-by step instructions for decorating these cookies with royal icing check, out my post on, How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing.
    Pumpkin shaped sugar cookies decorated with orange icing and black spider web.

    How to make perfect sugar cookies for cookies cutters.

    • Start with room temperature butter, not too soft or your cookies will spread. Test the butter by poking it with your finger. It should make a soft indent without sinking.
    • Be sure to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. It will lighten in color from yellow to pale yellow.
    • Add dry ingredients and mix until combined. I like to use a whisk to make sure dry ingredients are well combined before adding to the creamed butter and sugar.
    • Divide the dough into 3 pieces, flatten a bit into disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
    • After the dough is chilled, work with one disk at a time and roll dough out on a well-floured surface to ¼ thickness. Dust your cookie cutter with flour to avoid dough sticking to the cookie cutter.
    • Transfer cut out cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in oven that has been preheated to 350ºF.
    • Bake 8-10 minutes, just until edges start to brown.
    • Decorate with royal icing following these easy instructions.

    Pumpkin shaped sugar cookies decorated with orange icing and black spider web.

    Halloween has always been a very fun time around our house. Planning what to wear for costumes is also so much fun. Sometimes we start weeks early sewing clown costumes or hunting at the second-hand store for just the right accessories. Another favorite activity is decorating the house to prepare for the many Trick or Treaters that would soon be banging on the door. Another great recipe to try for homemade Halloween treats is my recipe for  Halloween Cake Pops.
    Five round cake pops that are decorated like Jack O Lanterns.
    Pumpkin shaped sugar cookies decorated with orange icing and black spider web.

    Pumpkin Spice Halloween Cookies

    Laureen King
    Festive pumpkin spice sugar cookies are a great homemade Halloween treat for spooky trick-or-treaters or Halloween party treat.
    4.86 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 8 mins
    Total Time 28 mins
    Course cookies, Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 36
    Calories 152 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ cups butter softened
    • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
    • 1 vanilla bean opened and seeds scraped out
    • 2 eggs + 1 extra yolk
    • 2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
    • 3 ¾ cups all purpose flour
    • 1 tsp salt

    Instructions
     

    • Whisk together flour, salt and pumpkin spice.
    • Using electric mixer beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
    • Add vanilla bean, mix well, then add eggs. Beat to combine.
    • Add flour mix a bit at a time, mix until combined.
    • Separate dough into 3 equal portions. Flatten into disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about 1 hour to chill the dough.
    • When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350ºF.
    • Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    • Sprinkle flour on work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to ¼ inch thickness.
    • Dust cookie cutter with flour to prevent dough from sticking and cut cookies. Transfer to cookie sheet.
    • Bake for 8-10 minutes. (edges just starting to brown)
    • Cool a bit on the cookie sheets before moving to wire cooling rack.
    • Decorate with royal icing that has been tinted with orange food coloring. The black spider web and spider can be made with food writer or royal icing that has been tinted with black food coloring. A store-bought candy spider also works great for a decoration.

    Notes

    Recipe and instructions for Royal Icing

    Nutrition

    Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 136mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 250IUCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword pumpkin spice cookies, homemade Halloween treat
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    Even Yoda likes these cookies! Happy Halloween

    Plush Yoda doll eating an orange sugar cookie that is decorated with a spider web.

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    1. Tiffany

      October 24, 2020 at 10:46 am

      5 stars
      Those are by far some of the most elegant and beautiful pumpkin cookies I have ever seen. They’re so clean and yet their impact is incredible!

      Tiffany
      Phlanx's Marketing Specialist

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