Jack-O-Lantern Cookies

My mom made these cookies with us every Halloween season and making these with her is a very fond memory. So now I do it with my kids. They already ate their batch though, so these are some I decorated. I was in a hurry so these were a bit sloppily done but I think they’re still pretty cute. All you need is your favorite sugar cookie and icing recipe, candy corn , some of those little black or brown CakeMate tubes of edible Gel and creativity.
I just found this amazing icing recipe today on Allrecipes.com. I modified it a bit, but it is the best sugar cookie icing I’ve ever tasted. And you can see it dries with that nice glossy finish.

Sugar Cookie Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
3-5 teaspoons milk
3 teaspoons corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
food coloring

Whisk all ingredients together, adding more milk if necessary. Dip the sugar cookie, face down into the icing and turn over quickly. Decorate and allow to dry.

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October 24, 2007 | Filed Under Blog Carnivals, Good Eats, Winter Bazaar

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16 Responses to “Jack-O-Lantern Cookies”

aubrey on October 24th, 2007 3:47 pm

ooh summer, you rock! we are gonna have the primary kids decorate sugar cookies after they slave and work hard for their primary program on sunday, this is a fabulous idea. and i love candy corn!
Corey on October 24th, 2007 4:03 pm

yummo…those look tasty…..sigh…now I NEED ONE!
feener on October 24th, 2007 4:04 pm

first off YUM. they look great !!!
Gramma Ducky on October 24th, 2007 5:06 pm

O my gosh! That reminds me. I need to get to baking my candy corn jack-o-lantern cookies. Yum! Yum!
cristybrit on October 24th, 2007 5:06 pm

Oooh, I’m making cookies today too. I”m going to do mine pumpkin though (I mean the actual cookie) and then use a butter-cream frosting. Whatever, they all go to the same place. Yours look yummy! Such a good Mom!
McKenna on October 24th, 2007 6:39 pm

Oh my gosh. Looking at those make my saliva glands geyser into my mouth. I need a fix tonight!!!!
lizzy on October 24th, 2007 8:59 pm

I never knew you could make such cute faces with candy corns. Very cute!
GHD on October 24th, 2007 9:28 pm

You’re so creative– even in a rush! That’s such a wonderful tradition to pass along!
Moving Mama on October 24th, 2007 10:27 pm

I made pumpkin bread today - my favorite fall recipe that my mother made when we were growing up - YUM! These cookies look great!
Kellan on October 25th, 2007 12:49 am

They are really cute and look delicious! What fun.
Angela on October 25th, 2007 8:14 am

So cute!!
Mama Zen on October 25th, 2007 8:45 am

These are so cute!
Melissa on October 25th, 2007 12:29 pm

So CUTE! I’m making chocolate chip cookies today… but maybe we will do sugar cookies next week! That icing looks awesome!
Thalia's Child on October 25th, 2007 10:18 pm

Those look delicious! Num!
Christine on October 26th, 2007 3:24 am

Shame on you for teasing us with these virtual yummies!!
They look delicious.
Meisha on October 26th, 2007 12:45 pm

Mmmmmmm… cooooooookies.
I’m pretty sure I made these at least once with you.

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