Halloween Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
 
 
These adorable Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are made from the most delicious sugar cookie recipe ever! And your kids will love helping you decorate them!
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Ingredients
For the dough
  • 2 cups butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 cups of flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
For the Frosting
  • 1 cup solid white vegetable shortening
  • ½ teaspoon of Wilton clear vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon of Wilton butter flavoring
  • ¼ teaspoon of Wilton almond extract
  • 2 Tablespoons of milk
  • 1-lb. confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Wilton meringue powder
  • Candy corn
  • Mini Chocolate Chips
  • Black decorating frosting
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla.
  2. Mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl and add to butter mixture. Mix well.
  3. Chill in large pancake shapes wrapped in parchment or waxed paper for 1 to 2 hours.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees before baking cookies. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat mats to prevent cookies from spreading.
  5. On a surface dusted with powdered sugar (my favorite tip!), roll dough to approx ⅛″ thick. Use holiday cookie cutters dipped in powdered sugar to cut dough into shapes.
  6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until just beginning to turn brown around the edges.
For the Frosting
  1. Cream shortening, flavorings, and milk.
  2. Add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all ingredients have been thoroughly mixed together. Blend an additional minute or so, until creamy. (You can add more milk, one tablespoon at a time to thin the icing a bit for piping).
  3. Use the candy corn, mini, chocolate chips, and black frosting to decorate the cookies.
Recipe by MomOf6 at https://www.momof6.com/cooking-with-the-kids/halloween-pumpkin-cookies-ideas-halloween-party/