As fall approaches, I get so excited about these types of recipes. This is such a cute cookie to make for a fall school function, party, or event. This cookie is so easy to make, and easier to decorate than you think! I found these adorable fall cookie cutters on Amazon last year and I couldn’t wait to make these! If you scroll to the end of this post, you will see the printable recipe! Check out all of our other Fall Craft and Recipe Projects!
Prep: 30 minutes
Baking: 5 minutes (per batch)
Yield: 4-Dozen Cookies
Ingredients
1½ cups Butter (room temperature)
3 cups Sugar
2 tbsp. Greek Yogurt
3 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs
3½ cups Flour
1½ tsp. Baking Soda
1½ tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp. Salt
Tools/Decoration
Celebrate It 4-Piece Fall Leaf Pie Crust Cutters
Wilton Rolled Fondant Set of 4 Primary Colors – You will use:
Yellow Fondant
Orange Fondant (make this color by mixing yellow and red fondant)
Wilton Orange Sparkle Gel
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Using electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together for a few minutes at medium speed using paddle.
3. Add Greek yogurt and vanilla extract to butter and sugar mixture in mixer.
4.Cream together for 1 to 2 minutes at medium speed.
5. Add eggs to mixture and beat together for about 3 minutes.
6. Combine dry ingredients in medium mixing bowl: flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
7. Slowly add dry mixture to mixer on low speed until all ingredients are evenly combined.
8. Scoop mixture into medium mixing bowl. Seal and place in refrigerator overnight.
9. Remove from refrigerator. Scoop out one fist-sized ball at a time and place onto parchment paper. Knead with hands. Sprinkle flour onto rolling pin and dough as needed to avoid sticking. Use rolling pin to flatten dough evenly.
10. Using all 4 of the fall leaf cookie/fondant cutters, begin to cut each shape into the dough as many times as possible. Do NOT press down on spring button.
11. Place all of the fall leaf shaped cookies onto baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes per batch.
12.Remove from oven. Let cool for approximately 5 minutes.
13. Knead yellow fondant in hands for a few minutes. Use fondant roller or regular rolling pin to flatten into a thin layer. Using the same fall leaf shapes, begin to cut as many leaves as possible from the fondant. Be sure to press down on the spring button when cutting each shape, this will create 3-dimensional detailing and indentations for your leaves.
14. Repeat step 12 for the orange fondant.
15. Using the orange sparkle gel, begin to fill the indentations. Do this to about half of the sugar cookies. Add fondant leaf cutouts to each cookie and press down gently to secure.
16. Serve and enjoy!
- Ingredients
- 1½ cups Butter (room temperature)
- 3 cups Sugar
- 2 tbsp. Greek Yogurt
- 3 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 3½ cups Flour
- 1½ tsp. Baking Soda
- 1½ tsp. Baking Powder
- ½ tsp. Salt
- Tools/Decoration
- Celebrate It 4-Piece Fall Leaf Pie Crust Cutters
- Wilton Rolled Fondant Set of 4 Primary Colors – You will use:
- Yellow Fondant
- Orange Fondant (make this color by mixing yellow and red fondant)
- Wilton Orange Sparkle Gel
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together for a few minutes at medium speed using paddle.
- Add Greek yogurt and vanilla extract to butter and sugar mixture in mixer. Cream together for 1 to 2 minutes at medium speed.
- Add eggs to mixture and beat together for about 3 minutes.
- Combine dry ingredients in medium mixing bowl: flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly add dry mixture to mixer on low speed until all ingredients are evenly combined.
- Scoop mixture into medium mixing bowl. Seal and place in refrigerator overnight.
- Remove from refrigerator. Scoop out one fist-sized ball at a time and place onto parchment paper. Knead with hands. Sprinkle flour onto rolling pin and dough as needed to avoid sticking. Use rolling pin to flatten dough evenly.
- Using all 4 of the fall leaf cookie/fondant cutters, begin to cut each shape into the dough as many times as possible. Do NOT press down on spring button.
- Place all of the fall leaf shaped cookies onto baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes per batch.
- Remove from oven. Let cool for approximately 5 minutes.
- Knead yellow fondant in hands for a few minutes. Use fondant roller or regular rolling pin to flatten into a thin layer. Using the same fall leaf shapes, begin to cut as many leaves as possible from the fondant. Be sure to press down on the spring button when cutting each shape, this will create 3-dimensional detailing and indentations for your leaves.
- Repeat step 12 for the orange fondant.
- Using the orange sparkle gel, begin to fill the indentations. Do this to about half of the sugar cookies. Add fondant leaf cutouts to each cookie and press down gently to secure.
- Serve and enjoy!
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