JACK-O'-LANTERN TEA CAKES
Adorable Halloween cookies any kid would be proud to take to school. Warning: The frosting is super sweet. This recipe makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies, and can easily be doubled.
Provided by Pi3
Categories Desserts Cookies Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Stir baking mix, milk, sugar, and butter together in a bowl until a soft dough forms. Smooth dough gently into a ball on a floured cloth placed over a cutting board. Knead dough 8 to 10 times only, as dough will get tough very quickly if overkneaded.
- Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on the floured cloth. Cut dough using a floured 2-inch circle cookie cutter. Cut circles to form pumpkins; cut stems from scrap dough using a knife. Attach stems to the underside of the circles using a dab of milk and pressure. Place cookies on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden around the edges, about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes.
- While cookies cool, cut licorice in 3 different sizes: 1/4-inch pieces in sets of 3 to form triangle eyes, tiny dots for the pupils, and 1- to 2-inch curved or straight segments to form mouths.
- Mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and orange extract together in a small bowl for frosting. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the frosting to dye with green food coloring in a bowl. Use orange food coloring to dye remaining frosting as desired.
- Frost green stems and orange pumpkin faces onto cooled cookies and decorate with cut licorice and candy corn while frosting is still wet.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.2 calories, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 5.7 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 226.4 mg, Sugar 31.5 g
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Tayviona Calloway
[email protected]These tea cakes were a great way to use up some leftover pumpkin puree. They were easy to make and they turned out delicious.
erick john
[email protected]I would make these tea cakes again, but I would make a few changes. I would use a different cake mix and I would add some chopped nuts or raisins.
Mohammed javed khan Javed
[email protected]Overall, I thought these tea cakes were just okay. They weren't bad, but they weren't amazing either.
Krysta Tanner
[email protected]These tea cakes were a bit dry. I think I should have added more moisture to the batter.
Niamatullah Paktiawal
[email protected]I had some trouble getting the tea cakes to rise properly. I think I might have overmixed the batter.
Keitumetse Masemola
[email protected]These tea cakes were a bit too sweet for my taste. I think I would have preferred them with a less sugary glaze.
Dukuray Ali
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of pumpkin, but these tea cakes were surprisingly good. The orange glaze really helped to balance out the pumpkin flavor.
Tanasha Ann
[email protected]These were delicious! I made them for my family and they all loved them. The orange glaze was the perfect finishing touch.
Tommylee Nahtalk
[email protected]The tea cakes were easy to make and turned out great. I used a pumpkin spice cake mix and added some chopped walnuts. They were a perfect fall treat.
VALCA Boyd
[email protected]I made these tea cakes for a Halloween party and they were a big success. Everyone loved them!
Adword Houd
[email protected]These tea cakes were a hit! They were moist and flavorful, and the orange glaze gave them a nice touch of sweetness. I would definitely make them again.