Description
These Halloween pumpkin cookies are a delightful festive treat featuring soft sugar cookies decorated with vibrant orange sugar paste and black icing to create spooky pumpkin designs. Perfect for Halloween parties or seasonal celebrations, they combine a classic sugar cookie base with decorative fondant icing for a fun and tasty dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 110 g salted butter (cubed)
- 100 g white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 1 medium free range egg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 250 g plain white flour (all purpose flour)
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
For Dusting
- 1 tsp cornflour (cornstarch)
Decoration
- 500 g orange sugar paste (vegetarian, if required)
- 2 tbsp icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- Black writing icing
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: In a mixing bowl, cream together the cubed salted butter and white caster sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until fully combined.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together the plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture to form a smooth dough.
- Chill the Dough: Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to make it easier to handle.
- Roll Out Dough: Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F, fan 160°C). Lightly dust the surface with cornflour and roll out the dough to about 5mm thickness.
- Cut Out Cookies: Use pumpkin-shaped cookie cutters to cut the dough into desired shapes. Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for around 6 minutes or until the edges are just starting to turn golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Prepare Decorations: Roll out the orange sugar paste dusted with icing sugar to a thin layer. Cut out matching pumpkin shapes or other decorative elements and gently place them on top of the cooled cookies.
- Add Details: Use black writing icing to create facial features and other spooky details on the sugar paste to complete the pumpkin design.
- Serve and Enjoy: Allow the icing to set before serving. Store cookies in an airtight container to keep fresh.
Notes
- These Halloween pumpkin cookies are perfect for serving as a treat this spooky season.
- They are simple sugar cookies decorated with rolled fondant for a festive look.
- To make the sugar paste easier to handle, keep it lightly dusted with icing sugar.
- Ensure cookies are fully cooled before decorating to prevent melting the sugar paste.
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness and texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 128 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 54 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 13 mg
