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Published on October 15, 2022 by · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Jack-O-Lantern Edible Cookie Jar

Skill level: Intermediate

Guest instructor Mik Nuzzi is back with another cookie creation. This spook-tacular Jack-O-Lantern not only is a cookie jar that holds delicious delicacies inside, it's ALSO a cookie! Mik provides all the tips and tricks needed to create this 3D cookie masterpiece.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to shape, bake and stack the cookies together, how to create the candy-shaped cookies, how to pipe and ice the Jack-O-Lantern, how to create the edible bat wings and how to create the cookie jar lid.

1:12:11 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how to create a 3D Jack-O-Lantern cookie jar... out of cookies!
  • How to bake, create and stack the cookies into a fun pumpkin shape
  • Learn how to color your icing to a cohesive color scheme
  • How to create the edible bat wings and mini-candy cookies

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making The Cookie Dough 2:31
  2. Rolling Out The Cookie Dough 5:58
  3. Cutting Out & Baking The Cookies 8:25
  4. Making The Wafer Paper Bat Wings 15:43
  5. Making The Royal Icing 20:18
  6. Coloring The Royal Icing 23:06
  7. Assembling The Cookie Jar 26:42
  8. Decorating The Candy Cookies 32:55
  9. Making Green Royal Icing 38:11
  10. Making The Pumpkin Stem 40:05
  11. Making The Buttercream 44:10
  12. Coloring The Buttercream 49:15
  13. Making The Cookie Jar Lid 53:16
  14. Decorating The Cookie Jar 55:34
  15. Adding The Stem To The Lid 1:00:57
  16. Airbrushing The Lid And Jar 1:02:51
  17. Making Black Buttercream 1:05:33
  18. Adding The Face 1:06:06
  19. Adding The Final Decorations 1:07:41

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About Liz Marek

Liz Marek is a professional cake artist, sweet and savory recipe developer, and the founder of Sugar Geek Show, where she teaches cooking, baking and cake decorating through detailed tutorials, food science explanations, and kitchen-tested recipes. She has been creating recipes and teaching baking techniques since 2008, helping bakers of all skill levels gain the confidence to make professional-quality desserts at home.

Liz is known for breaking down complex cooking and baking concepts into simple, approachable methods. Her work focuses on helping people understand not just how a recipe works, but why it works. Through Sugar Geek Show, she shares step-by-step recipes, cake decorating tutorials, and practical baking guides designed to make professional techniques accessible to everyone.

Over the years, Liz has taught thousands of students through online tutorials, classes, and educational content focused on real kitchen results. Her recipes are carefully tested and written to help people succeed the first time they make them.

When she’s not developing recipes or teaching baking techniques, Liz also hosts curated travel experiences for women through her travel brand Soul Sisters.

You can find Liz’s latest recipes, baking tutorials, and food science tips at Sugar Geek Show.