JACK-O-LANTERN COOKIES

Jack-O-Lantern Cookies image

These are my husband's favorite cookies. It wouldn't be Halloween without them.

Provided by Tonja Anderson

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 1h10m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup canned pumpkin
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup shortening, softened
1 egg
¼ cup molasses
1 cup rolled oats

Steps:

Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Mix pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar, shortening, egg, and molasses, mixing until smooth. Fold in rolled oats.
Roll cookie dough out to 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 48 circles using a 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter. Arrange 24 of the circles on a baking sheet and place a teaspoon of pumpkin filling on each. Cut Jack-O-Lantern faces on the remaining 24 circles, then lay the faces over the pumpkin filling, sealing the edges.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.8 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 153.6 mg, Sugar 10.9 g