Description
These fun and festive Pumpkin-Shaped Sugar Cookies are the perfect fall treat! While they don’t contain any pumpkin, they capture the look and spirit of the season. With a classic sugar cookie taste and simple ingredients, these cookies are easy to make and will be a hit at any autumn gathering, Halloween party, or Thanksgiving dessert table.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- Green and orange gel food coloring
Instructions
- Make the dough: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Add dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Divide and color: Divide the dough into two portions. Color the larger portion orange for the pumpkin bodies and the smaller portion green for the stems using gel food coloring.
- Shape cookies: Roll the orange dough into small balls. Flatten each ball slightly and use a paring knife to create the ridges of the pumpkins. Roll the green dough into small logs to form stems and press them onto the tops of the pumpkins.
- Bake: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are just starting to turn golden.
- Cool and serve: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
- For the best results, chill the dough for 10-15 minutes if it becomes too soft while shaping.
- These cookies can be frozen, both as dough and after baking.
- Add extra fun by using edible markers or icing to draw jack-o’-lantern faces on the baked cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120kcal
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg