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Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors

I have always admired the pretty colored leaf shaped cookies I’ve seen on the internet for years, and I finally decided to find some of those adorable cookie cutters, and make some myself!  I bought some online without checking the dimensions and ended up with quarter size leaf cookie cutters.  😛  So the next time I purchased, I was sure to check the dimensions first.  Then my new daughter-in-law and I were talking, and she has a wonderful collection of cookie cutters, and let me borrow some too!

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

My two youngest are always up for helping me make COOKIES.  To make it a little less messy, I use a square of wax or parchment paper for each of us, with a little flour on it, to make it less sticky when we roll the dough out.

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

I used the same Christmas sugar cookie recipe that I posted about a couple of years ago, which is egg free.  This way I don’t have to worry about raw eggs when the kids are helping.

Egg Free Kid Friendly Sugar Cookie Recipe

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking
Egg free sugar cookie recipe, so there's no worry of raw egg in the dough when the kids are helping!
Joyful Homemaking
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 47 minutes
Serving Size 4 dozen

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups flour I sift mine
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • One 8 ounce pkg. cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese
  • 3/4 cup 12 Tablespoons or 1 1/2 sticks softened butter
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  • Mix all your dry ingredients except the sugar, in a separate bowl.
  • In a mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese, softened butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract till creamy, and then slowly add the flour mixture.
  • Form it together into a rough ball, cover it, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  • Then roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, and cut out your cookie shapes with cookie cutters.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven on lightly greased or parchments covered cookie sheets around 12 minutes.
  • Let cool and decorate!

This recipe is perfect even without eggs; it uses cream cheese as a replacement.

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

The kids always get a bit creative with their cookies!  😉

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

These cookies bake up quickly in around 12-14 minutes.

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

For the icing, I wanted to use a glaze that hardens, instead of a buttercream frosting.

Here’s the recipe I used:

Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking
Prep Time 5 minutes
Serving Size 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 1/2 tbsp Milk (I even used Rice milk)
  • 2 tbsp Light colored corn syrup
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • Food coloring

Instructions

  • Mix with mixer till there are no lumps.

  • Separate into bowls by how many colors you want.
  • Add food colorings and mix.
  • Make sure bowl is wide enough for lightly dipping tops of cookies, or pour colored icing into small plate with curved edge.
  • Lightly dip top of cookie in icing and scrape off excess icing on edge of dish.
  • Let set on drying rack or waxed paper.

This cookie recipe makes about 4 dozen cookies, depending on the size of your cookie cutters.  For this amount of cookies, you may have to double the icing recipe.

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

I chose 3 simple colors, red, green, and copper, from my Wilton food colorings.

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

It doesn’t take much to stir in the coloring, and you can choose your favorite shades!

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

We just dipped the very tops of the cookies in the icing and scraped off the excess on the edge of the bowls.  Sometimes I had to use my fingers to smooth the icing out for an even look, kind of like finger painting.  😛

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

I sprinkled gold colored sugar crystals on the tops, for some texture and extra shininess.

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

I just love how they turned out, and we’re getting them done just in the nick of time
before it’s time to start making Christmas cookies! 🙂 

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

These aren’t hard to make, so don’t be afraid to give them a try.
I was so tickled with how they turned out, that I couldn’t stop taking pictures.  🙂

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

To me, there aren’t a lot of things prettier than fall leaf colors anyway.  They showcase God’s beautiful creations.

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

I think I’m starting a cookie cutter fetish.  😛

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

leaf cookies with fall colors, Leaf Cookies with Autumn Colors, Joyful Homemaking

I hope you enjoy making your own beautifully colored Fall leaf sugar cookies!

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