Jack-O’-Lantern Cookie Cake
A whimsical Jack-O’-Lantern Cookie Cake that combines soft sugar cookie dough with sweet orange buttercream, perfect for Halloween celebrations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (for frosting)
- 3 cups powdered sugar (for frosting)
- 1–2 tablespoons heavy cream (for frosting)
- Orange food coloring (for frosting)
- Black decorating icing (for decoration)
Instructions
- Prepare your sugar cookie dough by mixing flour, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt.
- Shape the cookie by forming the dough into a pumpkin shape on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden.
- Whip up the orange buttercream frosting by beating butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and food coloring.
- Decorate your cooled cookie cake with orange buttercream and create Jack-O’-Lantern faces using black icing.
Notes
For gluten-free, substitute all-purpose flour with a gluten-free blend. For dairy-free, use coconut oil instead of butter and almond milk for the frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Halloween dessert, Jack-O’-Lantern cookie, cookie cake, festive baking