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DON’T BE SPOOKED, THEY’RE JUST COOKIES!
Okay so, believe it or not, but Halloween cookies aren’t as popular where I’m from in Argentina, as they are here in the U.S. Why? Because Halloween isn’t as popular! So every chance I get to do something for Halloween, I’m on it.
Here’s what I love most about these homemade Halloween cookies:
- The dough is homemade, molded from scratch.
- The decorations are really cute to bring to Halloween parties.
- The cookies are crumbly and soft, like molten lava, or hot crumb cake.
The best part of this recipe is that you can change the decorations and shapes, and they can fit the theme of any holiday!
What I Love About Homemade Halloween Cookies
There’s something special about baking cookies when you’re making the dough yourself. That’s right! This recipe is 100% made from scratch. You’ll be mixing the flour into squeezable dough, combining natural ingredients like unsweetened cocoa powder, walnuts for texture, vanilla extract, and a few others. In my husband’s exact words, “these are the best EVER brownies!” Let’s get right to it.
What’s In This Dish?
We have a really simple and delicious ingredient list for you.
- All-purpose Flour
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Baking Powder
- Vanilla Extract
- Squeezable Icing (optional)
- M&Ms or Reese’s (optional)
Let’s Bake It!
We’ll start by pre-heating the oven to 350°F. Prepare the flour, baking soda, and sugar. Go ahead and sieve these three ingredients through a strainer into a large bowl.
Once they’re mixed, add in room-temperature butter, any flavorings such as vanilla extract, cocoa powder, lemon zest, or coconut, and mold the ingredients with your hands into dough.
Once you’ve got a nice ball of dough formed, press in the middle and make a hole. Add egg into the hole, then mix the egg into the dough with your hands until it’s soft.
Now sprinkle some flour on your counter and pound out the dough with a rolling pin until it’s wide enough to make roughly 9-10 cookies with.
Since it’s October, we had to have Halloween cookies decorated like bats, pumpkins, spiders, and ghosts! Use whatever shape cutters fit the season, and cut the dough into fun shapes and decorate them to your choosing!
Throw your cookies into the oven for 15 minutes, and VOILA! You’ve got a tasty and easy recipe for Halloween cookies this year!
Homemade Halloween Cookies
Description
If you're looking to make some seasonal cookies by design, definitely try this easy recipe for Halloween cookies. They are really simple to make, fun to do with your friends and family, and super tasty, with a side of spookiness. Coming up with a few ideas for Halloween cookies never got easier!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Sieve flour, baking soda, and sugar through a strainer into a bowl.
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Add room-temperature butter and vanilla extract. Mix everything by hand until dough feels sandy.
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Make a hole in the middle of the dough and put an egg in it. Mix egg into dough by hand until soft.
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Spritz dry flour over the counter, and pound out dough over it with rolling a pin.
Pounded dough should be wide enough to cut 9-10 cookies. -
Use Halloween cookie cutters and cut shapes into dough. Decorate cookies with M&Ms, Reese's, and icing.
During Halloween, we like shapes such as bats, pumpkins, spiders, and ghosts! -
Throw cookies into over for 15 minutes. VOILA! Remove Halloween cookies from oven. Cool for a few minutes, cut, and serve!
Servings 9
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 385kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 16.1g25%
- Saturated Fat 7g35%
- Cholesterol 83mg28%
- Sodium 188mg8%
- Potassium 10mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 56g19%
- Dietary Fiber 1g4%
- Sugars 35g
- Protein 5g10%
- Vitamin A 3 IU
- Vitamin D 4 IU
- Vitamin B12 11 mcg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
It would make me really happy if you guys try this recipe and let me know how it turns out in the comments 😉
