Peanut Butter Jack O Lantern Cookies
Get into the Halloween spirit with these festive and delicious Peanut Butter Jack O’ Lantern Cookies! Combining the rich, nutty flavor of creamy peanut butter with a playful pumpkin-shaped design, these cookies are as fun to make as they are to eat. Rolled and shaped into charming pumpkin-like discs, each cookie is adorned with chocolatey Jack O’ Lantern faces and a touch of green candy melt "leaves," making them perfect for holiday parties or spooky treats for little ghouls and goblins. The addition of orange gel food coloring gives them a vibrant, seasonal hue, while the soft and chewy texture will have everyone reaching for seconds. Quick to bake and easy to decorate, these Halloween cookies are the perfect combination of creativity and flavor that will delight kids and adults alike!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup brown sugar, packed
- 0.75 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg, large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.25 teaspoon orange gel food coloring
- 0.5 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 0.25 cup green candy melts
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat until well combined.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
Mix in the orange gel food coloring until it’s evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Using about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie, roll the dough into balls. Flatten each ball slightly to form a disc.
Use the tines of a fork to press lines into each cookie for the pumpkin's ridges. Pinch the top slightly to form a stem-like point.
Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set.
Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Melt the semisweet chocolate chips in the microwave in 15-20 second intervals, stirring after each, until smooth.
Pipe or draw Jack O Lantern faces onto the cookies using the melted chocolate. Allow the chocolate to set.
Melt the green candy melts in the microwave using the same method. Pipe or shape small leaf designs at the top of each cookie near the ‘stem.’
Let the cookies cool completely so decorations can solidify. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
4479 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 242.0 g | 310% | |
| Saturated Fat | 114.2 g | 571% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 444 mg | 148% | |
| Sodium | 3365 mg | 146% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 529.3 g | 192% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25.6 g | 91% | |
| Total Sugars | 308.5 g | ||
| Protein | 87.3 g | 175% | |
| Vitamin D | 1.0 mcg | 5% | |
| Calcium | 372 mg | 29% | |
| Iron | 20.6 mg | 114% | |
| Potassium | 2034 mg | 43% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
