Peanut Butter Jack O'lantern Cookies Recipe

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Peanut Butter Jack O'lantern Cookies
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
875
Calories
Total time
12
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, mix sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat until just blended.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  3. Divide dough into thirds. Roll out evenly to 1/4 -inch thickness. Using a floured pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter, cut dough into pumpkin shapes and place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
  4. To make without pumpkin cutter, pinch off walnut size pieces of dough, Shape into balls. Place 3-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of glass to approximately 3/8-inch thickness. Form into pumpkin shape. Pinch off very small piece of dough and roll to form stem - attach to the top of the cookie. With a small knife, score cookie with vertical lines to resemble a pumpkin.
  5. Bake in batches in a preheated 375F oven for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set and just beginning to brown. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Remove cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.
  6. Remove about 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting and set aside. Add several drops of red and yellow food coloring ro remaining frosting. Blend thoroughly to a bright orange color. Add 1 drop green food color to the reserved 1/4 cup frosting and blend well.
  7. Frost all but the upper stems with the orange frosting. Frost the upper stems with green frosting.
  8. Place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium for 1 minute. Stir if necessary. Microwave for another 30 seconds at a time until mixture is smooth when stirred. Transfer to a resealable bag. Cut small tip off corner of bag. Pipe lines around edge and make the faces to resemble Jack O'Lanterns.
  9. TIPS: Cookies can be baked and cooled, packaged and frozen for up to 3 weeks. Defrost thoroughly before decorating.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 875.11 Kcal (3664 kJ)
Calories from fat 427.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 47.54g 73%
Cholesterol 27.54mg 9%
Sodium 589.65mg 25%
Potassium 374.91mg 8%
Total Carbs 105.27g 35%
Sugars 67g 268%
Dietary Fiber 5.77g 23%
Protein 13.69g 27%
Iron 2.8mg 16%
Calcium 71.9mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 458.52 Kcal (1920 kJ)
Calories from fat 224.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.91g 73%
Cholesterol 14.43mg 9%
Sodium 308.95mg 25%
Potassium 196.43mg 8%
Total Carbs 55.16g 35%
Sugars 35.11g 268%
Dietary Fiber 3.03g 23%
Protein 7.17g 27%
Iron 1.5mg 16%
Calcium 37.7mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 20.7
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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