Pumpkin Spice Halloween Cookies
Servings: 36
Calories: 151kcal
Festive pumpkin spice sugar cookies are a great homemade Halloween treat for spooky trick-or-treaters or Halloween party treat.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs + 1 extra yolk
- 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon 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 and mix well, then add eggs. Beat to combine.
- Add the flour mix a bit at a time, blend until combined.
- Separate dough into 3 equal portions. Flatten into disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes 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 the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Dust cookie cutter with flour to prevent dough from sticking and cut out cookies. Transfer to cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. (edges just starting to brown)
- Cool a bit on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire rack to cool completely before decorating.
- 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: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg