Scarecrow Cookies

Scarecrow Cookies

Dessert ready in just 25 minutes! Enjoy these Halloween-style cookies, that are creatively shaped to look like scarecrows.

Prep Time

25

Minutes

Total Time

25

Minutes

Makes

10

cookies

1/4
cup vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (from 16-oz can)
10
creme-filled vanilla sandwich cookies
5
baked whole-grain wheat crackers, cut in half
1
tablespoon sugar
10
large gumdrops
10
pieces candy corn
Black decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube)
  1. Spread 1 slightly rounded teaspoon frosting on each cookie. For each scarecrow cookie, cut half cracker into shreds with sharp knife; place shreds on 2 sides of each frosted cookie to resemble hair.
  2. Sprinkle work surface with sugar. Place 1 gumdrop on its side on sugar; flatten with rolling pin into 1/8-inch-thick triangle. Fold up one edge to form hat brim; place on cookie, trimming to fit if necessary.
  3. Place 1 piece candy corn on cookie to resemble nose. Use black decorating gel to make eyes, mouth and hatband.
Makes 10 cookies
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Tip
When making these with children, make one model scarecrow cookie to help them understand what to do.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)
  • Calories 150
    • (Calories from Fat 35),
  • Total Fat 3 1/2g
    • (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 1/2g),
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  • Sodium 55mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 28g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 19g),
  • Protein 0g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 1 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 1 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 1/2 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 2;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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