Glowing Jack-O-Lantern Cookies

Source: Southern U.S. Cuisine

Crushed lemon candies make the eyes, noses, and mouths of these orange Jack-o-lantern cookies. Scroll down to see more lemon cookie recipes.

1/2 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon milk
orange and green food coloring
1 package hard lemon drops, about 5 ounces, crushed*

Preheat oven to 350°. Cover 3 cookie sheets with foil. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla, beating until smooth. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk if batter is too stiff. Color all but 1/8 of dough orange and color rest green. Using orange dough, shape into 1-inch balls; flatten with hand to make a pumpkin shape. Place on cookie sheets . Roll small stems with the green dough; attach one to the top of each pumpkin. Carefully cut out wide spaces for the eyes, nose and mouth with a knife. Fill holes in with crushed lemon candy. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until done but not browned.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes and carefully peel off foil.

* Crush lemon drops in food processor. If mixture becomes sticky, add a little powdered sugar while chopping.