Title: Glowing Jack-O-Lantern Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 servings
1/2 c Butter
1 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1 tb Milk
Orange and green food colori
1 pk Lemon drops/5 oz
Preheat oven to 350°. Cover 3 cookie sheets with foil. Cream butter and
sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk
if batter is too stiff. Color all but 1/8 of dough orange and color rest
green. Roll 1" balls from the orange dough and flatten with your hand to
make a pumpkin shape. Place on cookie sheets . Roll stems out of the green
dough and attach to the top of the " punkin". Carefully cut out wide spaces
for the eyes, nose and mouth with a knife. Fill holes in with crushed lemon
candy. Bake 8-10 minutes or until done.
DO NOT ALLOW TO BROWN. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and carefully peel
off foil. Note; Crush lemon drops in food processor. If mixture becomes
stickey, add a little powdered sugar while chopping.
