These gorgeous autumn cookies are perfect for fall and Thanksgiving desserts, gatherings, and party favors. The dough recipe is perfect for cookie cutters because it won’t spread while baking and makes perfect shapes every time!
I love the Fall! It’s my favorite time of year.
There are a lot of Fall Festivals here in North Carolina once it cools down and I get a lot of orders for my Autumn Leaf cookies. These are my favorites!
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Hand Decorated Autumn Cookies
Ingredients
• 6 cups flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 2 cups unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract, almond or desired flavoring
• 1 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Mix dry ingredients and add a little at a time to butter mixture. Mix until flour is completely incorporated and the dough comes together.
- Chill for 1 to 2 hours
- Roll to desired thickness and cut into desired shapes. Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 350 degrees F (176 C) for 8 to 10 minutes or until just beginning to turn brown around the edges. This recipe can make up to 5-dozen 3″ cookies.
Icing
Ingredients
• 2 lbs of powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup light Karo corn syrup
• 1-2 TBS of clear vanilla and or clear almond extract (or some of both).
• milk or water to adjust consistency
Instructions
- Mix powdered sugar, corn syrup and flavorings together at a low speed until thoroughly blended without any small pockets of powdered sugar. Do not use high speed or you will end up with bubbles.
- For thicker icing to use for outlining or writing, add additional powdered sugar until you get the desired consistency.
- For thinner icing to fill in designs, add very small amounts of milk or water until you get the consistency you want.
- Can be stored in the refrigerator for a week, but should be room temperature again before using.
Gorgeous cookies!
Those Leaves look so REALLY! What AWESOME Cookies 🙂
Those cookies are gorgeous! I would love to be able to make something like that for friends and bosses!
Those are pretty cool!
I love these autumn cookies, so festive
These are probably the most elegant cookies I’ve ever seen! Would be so proud to serve them!
They look so beautiful!
These look amazing. My family will love these..
wow, these look amazing!! Too pretty to eat lol
wow these look great!
Those cookies are gorgeous. If I made them they would never look like that.