Salt Dough Jack-o-Lantern Sandwich Cookies
Recipe and instructions to make rustic style salt dough pumpkin jack-o-lantern cookies to use in your Fall and Halloween decor for years to come.
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Have you made salt dough decorations yet? If you can bake cookies, you can
make your own decorations.
Why make salt dough decor?
- faux cookies will last for years to come
- salt dough adds a primitive rustic vibe to your Fall decorations
- salt dough decor is fun and easy to make and these cookies smell like Fall
- an inexpensive project that delivers big results
What else can I make with salt dough?
Salt dough ornaments make wonderful decorations for every season! Here are
some of my past salt dough DIY's:
-
Salt Dough 3D Pumpkins
-
Cinnamon Salt Dough Gingerbread Men
-
Salt Dough Rabbit Ornaments for a Spring Table
How to make salt dough jack-o-lantern sandwich cookies
There are several steps to making these cookies. It's not complicated, but I
wanted to share everything I did so that you can have success making these
cookie decorations too! Feel free to scroll down to the section you need.
Ingredients for salt dough:
1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup table salt
1 heaping tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 Tbsp instant coffee crystals
3/4 cup water
Tools:
- pumpkin shaped cutter
- rolling pin
- small detail knife (paring knife) OR purchase this cookie cutter* with face details
*keep in mind that your cookies won't have a solid back if you use the
cutter with face cut-out unless you're able to find a pumpkin cutter the
same size
Step 1 - Make the Dough
You'll mix the ingredients together just like regular cookies. Mix all dry
ingredients together before adding water. Mix until it forms a ball, then
dump onto surface and knead until it comes together into a smooth ball.
Note: this dough is very forgiving. If it seems too wet when mixing (and
won't come together), add a little more flour. Conversely, if it's too
dry, add a little water.
Step 2 - Roll out Cookies
Be generous with flouring your surfaces to keep the dough from sticking.
Roll out dough about 1/8" thick and cut pumpkin shapes with a cookie cutter
(I used
this 4" pumpkin cutter).
Step 3 - Cut out Faces
Each cookie will take a solid bottom and a top with a jack-o-lantern face. I
used a sharp paring knife to cut out the face. If this is too difficult for
you, you can use the jack-o-lantern face cookie cutter I linked in supplies.
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Step 4 - Paint Faux Icing
Mix together a pumpkin colored acrylic paint (I used
THIS
color) with about a Tablespoon of baking powder to make a fluffy thick
paint. Paint the solid cookies just on the inside with a generous topping of
the paint. This mimics frosting inside the faux cookies.
Step 5 - Make Cookie Sandwiches
Carefully place the jack-o-lantern face cookie on top of the painted one.
Press edges a little. Use a fork to press and seal the edges and create
texture around the entire shape.
Step 6 - Bake Cookies
Put cookies in a 200° oven for 1 hour. Flip cookies over and continue to
bake for an additional 30-60 minutes to dry out the dough. Remove from oven
to cool.
FYI, I didn't have an issue with paint melting and dripping out.
Step 7 - Glaze Cookies
You will notice as the cookies cool that the salt will rise to the surface
and make the dough look very dried out and unappealing. We're going to
correct that with a glaze that will give the cookies authentic baked color,
as well as seal the dough. You can see below what the cookies look like out
of the oven, and how the glaze gives them an realistic baked appearance.
Faux cookie baked glaze
Mix the following together:
- 1-2 Tablespoons matte Mod Podge
- 1/2 tsp instant coffee crystals*
*the amount of coffee you use will affect the darkness of the glaze, I
made two different shades.
Don't these faux pumpkin sandwich cookies look perfectly edible? Make sure
your family knows they're not real! You might have to bake some
pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
for them to enjoy so they're not mad at you!
Have fun decorating with your salt dough pumpkin cookies! Where will you
display them?
I think you'll agree these jack-o-lantern sandwich cookies will add just baked Fall vibes wherever and however you choose to display them! I hope you're excited to make some.
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