Easy fall cookie boards will be a fun dessert to serve all season! Treat boards and platters are so popular but sometimes can seem overwhelming to build. It honestly doesn’t have to be that way! The simplest cookies and candy can come together to create a sweet surprise for your family and friends! Whether it’s celebrating the turning leaves or getting festive for Halloween, I want to share the easiest ways to serve up some holiday sugar! Let’s get right to it today and have some simple fun with cookies!
cookie boards for an autumn win!
if you have a board or any kind of tray…you have what you need to serve up some sweetness!
it doesn’t take a huge array of goodies either! a small variety of cookies, baked OR purchased, some candy & nuts are the only items piled on this board!
our favorite shortbread cookies topped with cinnamon cream cheese icing were a fall must-have. no fancy frosting technique…just a simple detail on the leaves made with a toothpick!
and on the squirrel, a hazelnut topped with a large baking chip makes for a delicious “acorn”!
to make the acorn:
to add the chip to the top of the nut, heat the back of a spoon with very hot water, touch the flat side of the baking chip to the spoon just until it begins to melt. place the chip on the top of the hazelnut and you’ve got a tiny acorn that will make a sweet embellishment for any fall cookie or dessert!
good halloween fortune!
if you’re serving cookies to your ghoulfriends or little goblins try filling up the gaps on the platter with halloween candy! super easy AND delicious!
purchased cookie frosting made it easy for a novice like me to decorate the simple cookie shapes…
decorating tip:
i like to use Betty Crocker cookie frosting. the consistency is just right for inexperienced decorators. just be sure to let your first layer dry completely before adding any other designs or embellishments to the top.
whimsical napkins surrounding the tray look festive and are useful too! i often stock up when i see fun ones on sale!
extra decorations are never necessary but they sure add some whimsy to the display…
it’s the little details that make anything look special…but details don’t have to be difficult!
and there you have it! super easy ideas for creating cookie boards to celebrate…
fall baking season!
grab the cookie recipe~
- 1 Cup unsalted butter, at room temp
- 1 Cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanillla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 Cups flour
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a mixer cream the butter and sugar until smooth, approximately 3 minutes
- Beat in the extracts and egg
- In a separate bowl combine baking powder with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients. The dough will be very stiff. Do not chill the dough. Divide it into workable batches, roll out on a floured surface to approximately 1/4" thick round. cut with cookie cutters.
- Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack. Frost and serve or freeze un-frosted cookies.
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product guide~
Home Goods: napkins and serving board
Target: mini pumpkins with stars
packaged leaf cookies: butter leaves, maple leaf,
Anonymous
September 22
These are adorable!!
Lori
September 27
Thank you so much!!