Sugar Cookies
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Halloween is right around the corner and I love making festive treats to celebrate the fun. This year I decided to make Halloween sugar cookies. These are great for packaging up and mailing out to family and friends or serving at a Halloween party. You could also get the kids involved and make the cookies ahead of time and then let them be creative with the decorating. These cookies are not only cute but they taste yummy too!
What I Used To Make These Cookies:
- Halloween Cookie Cutters
- Wilton Gel Food Coloring
- Disposable Icing Bags
- Wilton #3 Icing Tip
- Wilton #1 Icing Tip
- Star Candy Decorations
- Candy Eyeballs
- Black Sugar Sprinkles
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Royal Icing
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 3 tbsp meringue powder
- 7 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp clear vanilla extract (it's very important to use clear if you are wanting white icing)
- food coloring
Instructions
Cookies
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Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside
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In a separate bowl eat together butter and sugar until smooth and creamy and then add in the egg and vanilla extract
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Slowly add in the dry ingredients until dough is formed. If the dough is too soft and sticky you can add more flour to achieve the consistency needed.
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Roll the dough out onto parchment paper (approximately 1/4 inch thick) and then place onto a baking sheet and put in the refrigerator for an hour
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Preheat the oven to 350º. Once the dough is properly chilled, use a cookie cutter to cut shapes. Re-roll leftover dough and continue cutting shapes until all dough is used.
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Place cookie dough shapes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned.
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Allow cookies to completely cool before decorating.
Royal Icing
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Using a hand or stand mixer beat all ingredients together until icing consistency is reached. Use a spoon to test the consistency. Royal icing should drizzle down and smooth out. If the consistency is too thick, add more water and if it's too thin, add more confectioner's sugar.
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If you are using multiple colors to decorate your cookies, divide your icing into separate smaller bowls and then use food coloring to make your desired icing colors.
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Put your icing into piping bags fitted with your desired tip and have fun decorating.
Recipe Notes
- Don’t skip refrigerating the cookie dough. It helps the cookies retain their shape during baking.
- Make sure that you allow one icing color to dry completely before adding another color.
- While your first round of cookies are in the oven, leave the rest of the cookie dough in the refrigerator to keep them cool.
