jack-o-lantern cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.