Fall Leaves and Pumpkins

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Fall Leaves and Pumpkins

Fall Leaves and Pumpkins (Chocolate Cookies)

Autumn Leaves and Pumpkins
Almond Cinnamon Cookies

When the leaves start to change color, I can’t resist making Chocolate Cutout Cookies in the shapes of leaves, pumpkins, and acorns. Sometimes I’ll add a squirrel-shaped cookie to the batch if the squirrels haven’t been too pesty during the summer. If they’ve dug up all my potted plants and terrorized the birds I try to attract into my garden, well, then I refuse to give them any attention when it comes to making fall cookies.

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf’s a flower.” Albert Camus

Decorating leaves and pumpkins with shiny, vanilla-bean glaze makes them look so pretty. And the chocolate cookie is such a nice way to transition into autumn as summer winds down. I always make my Classic Sugar Cookie recipe, too, for those who prefer a more traditional flavor.

My Favorite Autumn Quotes
  • “Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.” ~Stanley Horowitz
  • “It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in Autumn.” ~B.C. Forbes
  • “Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ~George Eliot

 

Cookie specifics

What I’ve learned...

These cookies were made with the best ingredients I could find and baked in a small batch of two dozen. I’ve experimented with less expensive ingredients, but have come to the conclusion that flavor is best when I use the best. Why spend all this time baking and decorating if taste and texture are just so-so? Decorating the cookies takes time, but it’s an enjoyable process for me and I know that those who receive them appreciate that. Life is just better when you can share something you love with someone you love. Don’t you agree?

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