Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O’-Lantern Cookies
Delightful cookies with a rich milk chocolate filling, decorated to resemble Jack-O’-Lanterns, perfect for Halloween festivities.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 32 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon orange zest (optional)
- Orange gel food coloring
- 8 ounces milk chocolate bars or chips
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Extra flour for rolling and dusting
- Green icing or candy melts (optional, for stems)
- Black edible marker or melted dark chocolate (for outlining faces)
Instructions
- Prep your ingredients: Measure out all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Make the cookie dough: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and cream softened butter and sugar in a large bowl.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla until fully combined and stir in orange zest if using.
- Add color: Mix in orange gel food coloring.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients gradually until a soft dough forms.
- Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thickness on a floured surface.
- Cut out pumpkin shapes using cookie cutters.
- Prepare the chocolate filling by melting milk chocolate with heavy cream.
- Assemble the cookies with chocolate filling and seal with a face cookie.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until golden.
- Cool and decorate as desired.
Notes
Ensure butter and egg are at room temperature for best results.