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Title: Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O-Lantern Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 30 Cookies

1 1/2 c Salted butter; softened
1 1/4 c Light brown sugar; packed
1 tb Pure vanilla extract
2 lg Eggs; at room temperature
4 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Ginger
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Salt
12 oz Milk chocolate; melted

Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 45
minutes

These playful and delicious Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O-Lantern
Cookies are sure to be a hit at any Halloween gathering, combining
the fun of seasonal shapes with the rich flavors of spiced cookie and
milk chocolate!

Dough:

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown
sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5
minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until well combined. Add
flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. Mix until the
dough forms a ball.

Roll and Cut the Cookies:

Generously flour your work surface and divide the dough in half.
Flatten each half into a disk and roll out the dough to about 1/4"
thickness.

Using a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the cookies. Transfer
the cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet.

For half of the cookies, cut out jack-o-lantern faces using a pairing
knife or smaller cookie cutter.

Freeze the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes to firm up.

Bake the Cookies:

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the cookies on the middle rack for 8 to 12 minutes, or until
lightly golden around the edges.

Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to
a wire rack to cool completely.

Prepare the Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

Melt 2 tb of butter in a small pan over medium heat until it turns a
light golden brown and gives off a toasted aroma, about 2 to 3
minutes.

Let cool slightly, then brush over the top of the jack-o-lantern face
cookies. Dust with cinnamon sugar.

Assemble the Cookies:

Spread the melted milk chocolate over the flat (non-face) cookies.

Gently place the jack-o-lantern face cookies on top of the
chocolate-covered cookies, pressing slightly to adhere.

Let the chocolate set before serving.

Calories: Approximately 254 kcal per cookie

Recipe by MummyChunk <mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid>

Recipe FROM: <news:3uycnRbYraTp53H7nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
<news:rec.food.cooking/1534933>

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