Jack-o'-Lantern Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Name: Jack-o'-Lantern Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 49 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (318 grams) all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (50 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder*; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 1/2 sticks (170 grams) unsalted butter, (at cool room temperature); 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar; 2 large eggs, (at cool room temperature); 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese, (at room temperature); 4 tablespoons (57 grams) unsalted butter, (at room temperature); 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups (188 grams) powdered sugar, (sifted (don't skip sifting!)); A few drops of Orange gel food coloring

Instructions

Prep:40minCook:9min

How to make the most adorable Jack-o'-Lantern Cookies, perfect for Halloween! This recipe features my easy chocolate cut-out sugar cookies, filled with homemade cream cheese frosting. The cutest Halloween dessert ever.

Updated at: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:20:25 GMT