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Jack-O-Lantern Cookies

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

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Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen cookies
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup shortening, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 cup rolled oats

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 158 | Total Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 9mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2009 by Bethany 
I wish I wasn't the first to rate this, but I just didn't get it. I made the recipe exactly as... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2009 by jodygoody 
Yes, I wish I had read this review before making these. It was very difficult to mix the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2009 by v8valentine 
I didn't have any trouble with the dough being to stiff. I did have way to much of the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by Michaelapril 
i thought these were wonderful. i had none of the troubles i read about in the reviews (i was... MORE

 
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