GLOWING JACK-O-LANTERN COOKIES

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp milk (as needed)
orange and green food coloring
1 (5.5 oz) pkg lemon drops, crushed*

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover 3 cookie sheets with foil.

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk if batter is too stiff. Color all but 1/8 of dough orange and color rest green.

Roll 1-inch balls from the orange dough and flatten with your hand to make a pumpkin shape. Place on cookie sheets .

Roll stems out of the green dough and attach to the top of the 'pumpkin'. Carefully cut out wide spaces for the eyes, nose and mouth with a knife. Fill holes in with crushed lemon candy.

Bake 8-10 minutes or until done. DO NOT ALLOW TO BROWN. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and carefully peel off foil.

*Crush lemon drops in food processor. If mixture becomes sticky, add a little powdered sugar while chopping.

Makes 24 cookies
Adapted from source: Ursula T.