Halloween Cookies
These cookies are easy make, especially with children. My kids loved to roll out and ice these cookies. In fact, this was a recipe I made with one of my children’s kindergarten class…so much Fun!!
Halloween Cookie Recipe
Special Note: This note has to do with the food colouring being used for the icing. I prefer paste food colouring as it seems to make a more ‘pure’ colour when combined with the white icing sugar. However, be careful when using food colouring as it can stain countertops…and definitely finger tips :).
Ingredients:
Dough:
1/3c butter
2/3c sugar
1 egg
1/2tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4c flour
1/4tsp baking powder
1/8tsp salt
Instructions for cookies:
Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in egg and vanilla extract until whipped and smooth, about 4 minutes on high.
Stir flour, baking powder and salt together in a small bowl and then add to above.
Place towel over blender and then begin by slowly blending in the flour mixture. (The towel captures the flour that will want to escape from the bowl.) Mix until fully blended.
Gather into a ball and then flatten into a disc shape, about 1 1/2” thick. (The disc shape makes it easier to flatten and roll out).
Wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or at least 3 days.
Roll to 1/8” thickness (don’t hesitate to vary thickness based on your preference for a thicker more chewy cookie or a thinner more crisp cookie) and cut.
Each time you finish cutting cookies, gather up the scraps, roll out again and cut. Keep going until you run out of dough. The number of cookies per batch depends on the size of the cookies cut. This recipe made a good dozen 3'“ x 4” pumpkin shaped cookies.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes or until lightly golden. Keep a close eye on the baking time because every oven is a little different.
Cool on a wire rack and then paint.
Icing Ingredients:
3c icing sugar
6tbsp water
food colouring
Icing Instructions:
Work in small batches - say 1/2c of icing sugar and 2 to 3 tsp water. Start with 2 tsp and see if you have your desired consistency.
Once you reach your desired smooth consistency, add a touch of paste food colouring.
The photos above show 1c of icing sugar with approx 2tbsp water…and a smidge of orange food colouring…and yet the final orange colour is terrific :)!
Ice cookies and allow to dry thoroughly before storing in a cookie tin.
I don’t know how long these cookies last because they never make it past a couple of days in our house.
