Fun Fall-Themed Cookie Decorating with Homemade Sugar Cookie Dough

Pumpkin sugar cookies on a stick. Orange flavored but white frosting with Pumpkin faces and decorations made with Fall M & M's

Fun Fall-Themed Cookie Decorating with Homemade Sugar Cookie Dough

These adorable Fall-themed cookies are a FUN and YUMMY way to welcome the season, especially for little ones. If you’re looking for autumn baking ideas for preschoolers or easy baking ideas for kids of all ages, this simple sugar cookie recipe is a winner.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Autumn Baking Ideas, Fall themed cookie decorating, Sugar Cookies

Prep Time 2 15

Servings

Calories 168kcal

Author Shari Lynne

Equipment

Fall Themed Cookie Cutters

Ingredients

1/2 cup Softened Butter that’s one stick
1 cup Sugar
1 large Egg
2-2 1/4 cups Flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Fall Flavored M&M's optional
Candy Sticks

Instructions

Cream/Beat together Butter, Sugar, Egg and Vanilla
Then sift together (if you want) into the bowl of creamed ingredients flour, baking powder, salt
Divide dough into 2 parts and refrigerate for an hour. Any longer and the dough just becomes too stiff.
Roll the dough one part at a time to about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into any shape you would like but Fall Cookies Cutters are always fun for this time of year. If dough seems too stiff just let sit out for about 5 min. It softens really quick.
To put the cookies on a stick simple put a piece of scrap on one side of the cookie and turn over..press down gently.
Bake in a Preheated 375 degrees oven for 8 to 10 minutes. They will brown fast!
Ingredients for Homemade Frosting:
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
3 Tbsp.. Butter...softened
Half of one orange…fresh squeezed. Save the other half for our warm Spice Apple Orange Juice (you can also substitute with 1/4 cup OJ)
1/2 tsp Orange Zest
Put all ingredients into a bowl and mix! If too thin add more powdered sugar if to thick as a DROP more of OJ. This is so deelish and refreshing!
Now frost cookies and embellish with all of the yummy M & M colors and flavors! This homemade orange frosting goes well with the new flavors!
Hint: Let the frosting harden with candies on top before standing up in a container..or they will slide off :(
Now, you put into a cute mason jar full of the M & M’s and sell, gift or decorate a Fall table!

Notes

NOTE FOR COOKIES: Make sure your counter and rolling pin are very floury because this softens fairly fast and starts to get a bit sticky...not bad...but enough to be frustrating.

NOTE FOR FROSTING: Let the frosting harden with candies on top before standing up in a container...or the frosting will slide off of the cookie.

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