Jack-o'-Lantern Cookies

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter softened
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 2  eggs 
• 4 cups flour all-purpose
• 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 serving semisweet chocolate chips assorted miniature
• 6 cups powdered sugar 
• 0.7 cup butter softened
• 0.3 cup orange juice concentrate frozen thawed ()
• 1 serving purple gel food coloring green red yellow

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• cookie cutter

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, 1 cup butter, the shortening and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
2. On lightly floured surface, roll 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.)
3. Cut with 3-inch pumpkin-shaped or round cookie cutter.
4. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.
6. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
7. In large bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2/3 cup butter until smooth. Stir in juice concentrate.
8. Place 1/3 cup frosting in small bowl; add green food color until desired color for stems. To remaining frosting, add 2 drops yellow food color for every 1 drop red food color for desired shade of orange. Generously frost cookies with orange frosting. Frost stems with green frosting. Make jack-o'-lantern faces with candies.