Halloween Cookies

I bought a cookie press thinking ahead to the Christmas cookies I make every year. Lo and behold there was a pumpkin template. With Halloween just around the corner, I was off to the races. I made three batches: one following the recipe that was on the back of the cookie press packaging, one substituting lemon extract for the vanilla and almond extract, and one using maple flavoring. To color the dough I used equal parts of red and yellow food colorings. Somewhere between 1/2 tsp. and a full tsp. They came out of the oven warm and yummy. Susie decorated them with cheery little faces and stems. Little do the happy little cookies know of their fate. I do know. And I know I love my new cookie press.

Bon appétit!