Make these 10 easy autumn cookies from 1 dough! The cute and delicious cookies are perfect for sharing with your friends as seasonal greetings or as snacks for your family. It'll surely be a hit and warm their hearts!
Imagine opening up a cookie box from your friend and seeing these assorted autumn cookies! Homemade cookies are sometimes so magical; their amazing smell and festive looks give us a cozy feeling that entirely makes our day.
You can enjoy them in many ways, such as:
- A gift for your friends in a cookie box or bag as seasonal greetings.
- Store them in a cookie jar for your families as delicious treats.
- For a seasonal potluck party.
- Snacks for a kids' event, etc.
As difficult as they may look to make, they are actually very easy to make! Anyone can complete the cookie box by following the steps.
Let's dive in!
📌 How To Make The Cookie Dough
Make one batch of my sweet tart dough.
This is my favorite tart dough recipe, and I use it for making cookies as well. The great thing about this dough is that It doesn't spread too much in the oven and leaves clear shapes. It is ideal for DIY cookies like today or other cut-out cookies, slice-and-bake cookies... and so on.
💬 You can also use my shortbread cookie dough, butter cookie dough, icebox cookie dough, etc. Just note that they spread slightly more in the oven, so try not to make it too thick. (The thicker the dough is, the bigger the cookie gets!)
This video tutorial:
📌 The Egg Wash
We'll need a small amount of egg wash as glue to connect each part of the cookie.
Mix the same amount of water and egg white to make the egg wash. Egg wash spreads more evenly and thinly by adding water. It also gives a more evenly browned surface when applied on top of cookies.
[Egg wash] Water: Egg white = 1: 1
📌 How To Make 10 Autumn Cookies
1. Apple pie cookies
Let's start with apple pie cookies! I love making small apple pies, such as apple hand pies, but this is the smallest version I've ever made!😊 You can change the size as you like.
First, roll the dough thinly. Cut circles as the bottom and rings as the crust. Use a ruffle cookie cutter for the crust if you have one.
Apply egg wash to attach the ring on top.
Fill apple jam in the dam.
👩🏻🍳 I didn't have apple jam, so I used apricot jam this time. You can use blueberry jam, cherry, or any jam you wish to create a different pie cookie!
Apply egg wash on the edge to attach stripes:
Cut off the excess dough with a cookie cutter.
Apply more egg wash and sprinkle granulated sugar and cinnamon powder on top:
And bake! (I'm sharing the baking time and the temperature at the end of this section.)
2. Sweet potato cookies
This is a slice-and-bake cookie. It is so easy to make, and slicing them is so satisfying! You can also add sweet potato powder and add the actual sweet potato flavor.
First, color the dough with yellow food coloring and make a log. Freeze it to handle it more easily.
Meanwhile, color the dough for potato skin and roll it thinly. I colored it with brown, red, and purple this time. I recommend chilling the dough in the fridge before use to prevent it from tearing easily.
Apply eggwash all over the frozen yellow dough.
Wrap the yellow dough with the purple/brown dough. Move a log very slowly, ensuring the skin is attached. Freeze it before slicing to prevent the dough from getting squished.
3. Pretzel cookies
I'm unsure if pretzels are a fall thing, but it reminds me of it somehow! I added cinnamon as a fall flavor! You can also try other warm spices, such as pumpkin pie spice.
Mix some cinnamon powder in the dough.
To make a pretzel shape, make a stripe and weave like the images below:
Apply egg wash as glue and sprinkle sea salt or kosher salt on top.
4. Pecan pie cookies
These cute mini pecan pie cookies really tasted like a pecan pie!
First, roll the dough thinly and cut it into triangles.
Make the edge of the crust with the excess dough.
Apply egg wash and attach the crust. Cut the excess dough if needed.
Apply egg wash and attach toasted pecans.
Add some honey to the leftover egg used to make the tart dough or egg wash. Brush a generous amount of it all over the pecans and crust. This helps the cookies to taste like a real pecan pie!
And sprinkle sugar all over on top!
5. Acorn cookies
This acorn cookie became a cute accent for my fall cookie box.
Mix some cocoa powder and a little bit of brown coloring in the dough to make the brown color.
Teaser: Save about half of the dough for chocolate pecan cookies I am making later.
Cut the head part with a cookie cutter or knife:
Apply egg wash and attach gold sprinkles.
Apply more egg wash to attach it back to the body.
6. Chocolate pecan cookies
Another slice-and-bake cookie. The nuts and cacao nibs added a pleasant texture to the slice-and-bake cookie. You can add different ingredients, such as mini chocolate chips, dried fruits, etc.
Mix toasted pecans and cacao nibs in the leftover brown dough.
Make a square log shape, apply egg wash, and attach granulated sugar all around the surface.
Freeze it completely before slicing it.
7. Falling leaf cookies
The leaves added more fall look to a cookie box.
Add orange and brown coloring to the plain dough. Mix it with red dough to create the marble look.
As an option, add the veins to the surface by making cuts with a knife.
8. Apple cookies
The queen of fall fruits added a cute accent to the fall collection.🍎
Cut the tiny leaves with the extra leaf dough.
Cut the red dough with a heart cookie cutter and trim the bottom to create the apple shape!
Attach stems and leave with egg wash.
9. Happy Fall cookie
Add a heartful "Happy Fall" message as a seasonal greeting.🧡
I used a simple cookie stamp. It is so handy for cookie making.
10. Pumpkin cookies
And as a finale... the symbol of fall, pumpkins!
I made 2 colors: orange and purple. Cut the dough with a circle cookie cutter. Trim the 2 sides with a heart cookie cutter to make the pumpkin shape.
Next, cut the body into 4 parts using a circle cookie cutter or knife.
Apply egg wash on half of them and attach sprinkles.
Cut the leftover brown dough with a mini triangle cookie cutter. (You can also use a knife.) And pinch them with your fingers to make them look like stems.
Attach them with egg wash, curl the edge with my fingers, and add lines with a tweezer or toothpick as a finishing touch.
Bake the Autumn Cookies.
Chill them first.
Chill them completely before you bake them to prevent them from spreading too much in the oven. You can also use the freezer.
Bake (Preheated) at 350ºF (175ºC) for 9 - 18 minutes, depending on the size.
Tip: Place bigger or thicker cookies around the edges of the baking sheet and smaller or thinner ones around the center to bake them more evenly. Take out smaller/thinner ones first if they get baked faster. You can also bake them on separate baking sheets - I don't recommend using 2 entire oven racks at a same time since the bottom one can spread more with lower heat.
Box them as a gift or plate them for a party! We enjoyed them with family, discussing who eats which one first.😊 My 3-top favorites were apple pies, pecan pies, and pretzels!
If you made it at home, let me know how you enjoyed it with family and friends!
📌 Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Add any flavors you, such as matcha powder, vegetable powder, fruit zest, flavor extracts, etc.
Yes! You can use this dough for any cookies or sweet tarts.
Store them in an airtight container. (with silica gel ideally to keep them crispy for days) You can store them in the fridge for about 5 - 7 days.
You can store it in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to a few months.
📌 VIDEO: 10 Autumn Cookies From 1 Dough
Check out the video tutorial to get a better understanding of each step.
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Dusty says
These cookies are so cute! I love me some cookies too (I have a serious sweet tooth, lol) Such a wonderful detailed post!
ayacaliva says
Thank you!!