Best 7 Irresistible Peanut Butter Jack Olantern Recipes

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Feast your eyes on our irresistible Peanut Butter Jack-O'-Lantern, a playful and delicious treat that will be the star of your Halloween party. This delightful dessert combines the classic flavors of peanut butter and chocolate with a festive jack-o'-lantern design, making it a perfect centerpiece for your spooky celebration. Crafted with a creamy peanut butter filling and rich chocolate frosting, this jack-o'-lantern is not just a visual masterpiece but also a taste sensation that will leave your guests craving for more.

Inside this article, you'll find not just one, but a collection of equally enchanting recipes that will transform your Halloween into a culinary adventure. Discover the secrets behind our delightful Peanut Butter Jack-O'-Lantern, along with variations that cater to different dietary preferences. Indulge in our gluten-free and vegan versions, ensuring everyone can enjoy this delightful treat. Experience the magic of our No-Bake Peanut Butter Jack-O'-Lantern Bites, a quick and easy recipe that's perfect for busy Halloween enthusiasts. And for those who love a classic, our Traditional Peanut Butter Jack-O'-Lantern recipe will take you on a nostalgic journey.

Each recipe is meticulously explained with step-by-step instructions, ensuring even novice bakers can create these festive treats with ease. Detailed ingredient lists and helpful tips guide you through the process, making sure your Peanut Butter Jack-O'-Lantern turns out perfect. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, these recipes will empower you to craft a Halloween dessert that will impress your friends and family. So, let's dive into the world of peanut butter and chocolate and create a Halloween feast that's both delicious and unforgettable.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

JACK-O'-LANTERN JUMBLE



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"Perfect for Halloween, this snack mix pairs candy corn with crisp cereal tossed with a savory seasoning that has a hint of peanut butter," says field editor DeEtta Rasmussen, Fort Madison, Iowa. "The bowl empties in no time."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Snacks

Time 1h15m

Yield about 2 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups Rice Chex
1 cup salted peanuts
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup peanut butter
2-1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup candy corn

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cereal and peanuts. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt and garlic powder; cook and stir until butter and peanut butter are melted. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool; stir in candy corn. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322 calories, Fat 15g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 481mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

JIF® IRRESISTIBLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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The classic peanut butter cookie made even more irresistible with JIF® Peanut Butter!

Provided by Jif

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     SMUCKER'S®

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ¼ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
¾ cup JIF® Peanut Butter
½ cup Butter Flavor CRISCO® Stick
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
1 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
  • Combine brown sugar, JIF® peanut butter, shortening, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
  • Bake one baking sheet at a time for 7-8 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown. Do not over-bake. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.1 g, Cholesterol 7.9 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 156.6 mg, Sugar 12.1 g

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES RECIPE



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These jack-o'-lanterns are made from thin chocolate roll-out cookies sandwiched over peanut butter. They're chocolatey-nutty, crispy-creamy, Halloween treats.

Provided by Carrie Vasios Mullins

Categories     Cookies

Time 1h

Yield 18 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups (about 7 1/2 ounces) flour
1/2 cup (about 2 1/2 ounces) unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Valrhona
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup (about 7 ounces) sugar
1 extra large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
About 4 tablespoons peanut butter

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with an electric beater until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture to bowl and beat until just combined. Dough should come together, if too crumbly, add 1 teaspoon water. Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for one hour.
  • Adjust oven rack to upper and lower middle positions and preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough in half and roll one half out onto a lightly floured surface to a thickness of approximately 1/8th- inch. Cut out 12 pumpkins using a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter and transfer to a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Using a pairing knife, cut jack-o-lantern faces into 1/2 of the cookies. Bake cookies until just dry on top, about 10 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. When completely cooled, spread top of faceless cookies with about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter (more or less depending on how much you like peanut butter). Top with a face cookie to complete sandwiches.

PEANUT BUTTER JACK O'LANTERN COOKIES



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Classic peanut butter cookies are very good for Halloween dressed up as Jack O'lanterns! Be sure to ask your kids for help in the kitchen with these yummy treats! And they taste as good as they look -

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories     Dessert

Time 12m

Yield 30-36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 (450 g) container prepared vanilla, frosring
food coloring (red, yellow and green)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons Crisco shortening

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mix sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat until just blended.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Divide dough into thirds. Roll out evenly to 1/4 -inch thickness. Using a floured pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter, cut dough into pumpkin shapes and place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • To make without pumpkin cutter, pinch off walnut size pieces of dough, Shape into balls. Place 3-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of glass to approximately 3/8-inch thickness. Form into pumpkin shape. Pinch off very small piece of dough and roll to form stem - attach to the top of the cookie. With a small knife, score cookie with vertical lines to resemble a pumpkin.
  • Bake in batches in a preheated 375F oven for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set and just beginning to brown. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Remove cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Remove about 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting and set aside. Add several drops of red and yellow food coloring ro remaining frosting. Blend thoroughly to a bright orange color. Add 1 drop green food color to the reserved 1/4 cup frosting and blend well.
  • Frost all but the upper stems with the orange frosting. Frost the upper stems with green frosting.
  • Place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium for 1 minute. Stir if necessary. Microwave for another 30 seconds at a time until mixture is smooth when stirred. Transfer to a resealable bag. Cut small tip off corner of bag. Pipe lines around edge and make the faces to resemble Jack O'Lanterns.
  • TIPS: Cookies can be baked and cooled, packaged and frozen for up to 3 weeks. Defrost thoroughly before decorating.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.4, Fat 8.9, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 7.3, Sodium 128, Carbohydrate 21.3, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 14.4, Protein 2.9

PEANUT BUTTER STUFFED CHOCOLATE JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES



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Sweet and creamy peanut butter buttercream, sandwiched between two milk chocolate covered chocolate sugar cookies!

Provided by Tieghan Gerard

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 egg, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
12 ounces milk chocolate, melted
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
4 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
flaky sea salt

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Add the egg and mix until evenly combined. Add the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, beat until combined and the dough forms a ball. If your dough feels too wet to roll out, add the additional 2 tablespoons cocoa powder.2. Generously flour your work surface. Divide the dough in half and flatten each half into a disk. Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Make sure you're using enough flour or your dough will stick. Cut out the cookies using a pumpkin cookie cutter or pumpkin cookie stamp. Carefully transfer the cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover the baking sheet and place the sheet in the freezer, freeze until firm, about 10 minutes. Roll out the leftover scraps, and repeat with the remaining disk of dough.3. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet five minutes and then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.4. To make the filling. Add the peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat until light and fluffy.5. Dip half of the cookies, stem side down, into melted chocolate to coat about 1/3 of the top (see photos). Decorate as desired with additional melted chocolate. Sprinkle with sea salt. Chill the cookies in the freezer for 10 minutes. Spread the peanut butter filling over the cookie halves with no chocolate. Place the top cookie, chocolate side up over the peanut butter, gently pressing to adhere. Cookies can be served immediately or stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES



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Treat your family with a perfect Halloween dessert - colorful cookies made with pumpkin pie spice.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Assorted candies, nuts and miniature semisweet chocolate chips, if desired
6 cups powdered sugar
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate
Green, yellow and red food colors

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, 1 cup butter, the shortening and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
  • On lightly floured surface, roll 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut with 3-inch pumpkin-shaped or round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • In large bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2/3 cup butter until smooth. Stir in juice concentrate. Place 1/3 cup frosting in small bowl; add green food color until desired color for stems. To remaining frosting, add 2 drops yellow food color for every 1 drop red food color for desired shade of orange. Generously frost cookies with orange frosting. Frost stems with green frosting. Make jack-o'-lantern faces with candies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225, Carbohydrate 35 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 95 mg

IRRESISTIBLE PEANUT BUTTER JACK O'LANTERN



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Delicious peanut butter cut-out cookies are decorated with frosting and chocolate drizzle for great Hallowe'en Jack O'Lanterns.

Provided by Allrecipes Member

Time 1h55m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar
¾ cup JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter
½ cup Crisco® Butter Shortening or Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks*
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 ¾ cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
1 (16 ounce) can Pillsbury® Vanilla Frosting
1 drop Red, yellow, and green food coloring
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons Crisco® Butter Shortening

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes.
  • Divide dough into thirds. Roll out evenly to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a floured 2 1/2 to 3-inch pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter, cut dough into desired shape and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • TIP: To make without pumpkin cookie cutter: PINCH off walnut size pieces of dough. Shape into balls. Place 3-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of glass to approximately 3/8-inch thickness. Form into pumpkin shape, making indentation on top of round. Pinch off very small piece of dough and roll to form small stem. Attach to top of cookie. With a small sharp knife, score dough with vertical lines to resemble a pumpkin.
  • Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until cookies are set and just beginning to brown. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Remove about 1/4 cup vanilla frosting from container and set aside. Add several drops each of red and yellow food coloring to remaining frosting. Blend thoroughly to a bright orange color. Add one drop green food coloring to reserved 1/4 cup vanilla frosting; blend well.
  • Frost all but the upper "stem" area of cooled cookies with orange frosting. Frost the upper "stem" area with green frosting.
  • Place chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power) 1 minute. Stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 30 seconds at a time until mixture is smooth when stirred. Transfer chocolate mixture to a resealable food storage bag. Cut small tip off corner of bag. Pipe lines and faces over frosted cookies to resemble jack o'lanterns.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189.9 calories, Carbohydrate 24.9 g, Cholesterol 5.3 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 129.5 mg, Sugar 18.6 g

Tips:

  • To make your peanut butter jack-o'-lanterns extra special, use a variety of cookie cutters to create different shapes. You can also add other Halloween-themed decorations, such as candy corn or sprinkles.
  • If you don't have any cookie cutters, you can freehand your jack-o'-lanterns with a sharp knife. Just be careful not to cut yourself!
  • To make sure your peanut butter jack-o'-lanterns are sturdy, chill them in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
  • If you're making these jack-o'-lanterns ahead of time, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

These irresistible peanut butter jack-o'-lanterns are a fun and easy Halloween treat that everyone will love. They're perfect for parties, potlucks, or just a special snack at home. So get creative and have fun making these delicious treats!

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