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Halloween Sugar Cookies Recipe
These sugar cookies are a classic cookie recipe that can be personalized however you'd like for Halloween!
👥 30 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 1h🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Dorothy Kern📖 crazyforcrust
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- oven
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl (or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment). Cream until light and fluffy, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes.
2
Add egg, vanilla, salt, baking powder, and cocoa and mix until combined, then mix in flour until smooth.
(226g) unsalted butter, softened1 cuplarge egg1(452g) powdered sugar4 cupsbaking powder1 teaspoon
3
Lay a sheet of wax or parchment paper on a work surface. Place half the cookie dough in the center and press to form a disk. Cover with another sheet of paper and roll to between ¼-1/2 inch thickness (as desired). Repeat with the second half of the dough.
4
Chill dough until firm, at least ⏱️ 30 minutes.
5
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
6
Remove half the dough from the refrigerator and use cookie cutters to cut desired shapes.
7
Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Chill for ⏱️ 15 minutes then bake cookies until no longer glossy, approximately ⏱️ 10-15 minutes (depending on thickness and size).
8
Reroll leftover dough and chill while cutting shapes from the second half. Continue until all your cookie dough is cut into shapes.
9
Once cookies are baked, cool completely before frosting.
10
To make the frosting, beat butter and sugar with a stand mixer until crumbly. Add salt and vanilla, then add 3 tablespoons of milk and mix until smooth, adding more milk 1 teaspoon at a time until you get a piping consistency.
11
Frost cookies as desired. Let sit at room temperature to crust, then you can stack them.
12
To decorate as seen in the photos, use a Wilton round tip, #4 or #5. Pipe the edges of each cookie then fill in with the same tip. Use an offset spatula to smooth the frosting and then add any details.
13
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Facts
calories
221 kcal
fat Content
10 g
serving Size
1 servings
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
24 g
sodium Content
87 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
30 mg
carbohydrate Content
33 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3.4 g
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