Molasses Jack-O-Lantern Cookies

Cookies
1 cup sugar
½ cup margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup molasses
1 egg
2 cups Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cloves

Icing
Already prepared icing
3 drops red food color
6 drops yellow food color
4 drops green food color
4 drops green food color
Miniature chocolate chips
Candy corn
Gumdrops

In large bowl, beat sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. Add molasses and egg; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour and remaining cookie ingredients; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 to 3 hours for easier handling.

Heat oven to 350º F. On well-floured surface, roll half of dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with floured 3-inch pumpkin-shaped or round cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining half of dough.

Bake at 350º F for 6 to 9 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.

In small bowl, combine half of the already prepared icing, 3 drops red food color, and 3 drops of the yellow food color; blend well to make orange icing. Divide remaining icing mixture in half; place in 2 small bowls. Add 4 drops green food color to 1 bowl and remaining 3 drops yellow food color to second bowl; blend each well. To decorate cookies, frost each cookie with orange-colored icing. Use green and yellow icings, chocolate chips, candy corn, and gumdrops to make faces on frosted cookies. 24 cookies.