Description
Halloween Sugar Cookies are buttery cut-out cookies decorated with colorful icing and sprinkles. Perfect for Halloween parties and kids’ activities.
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Royal icing or buttercream
- Food coloring (orange, black, purple, green)
- Halloween sprinkles, candy eyes
Instructions
1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla.
2. Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt until dough forms.
3. Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
4. Roll dough to ¼-inch thick and cut into Halloween shapes.
5. Bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes until edges are set.
6. Cool completely before decorating.
7. Prepare royal icing and tint with food coloring.
8. Decorate cookies with icing, sprinkles, and candy eyes.
9. Let icing dry before stacking or wrapping.
Notes
Chill dough for clean cookie shapes.
Use gel food coloring for vibrant icing colors.
Store at room temperature for 1 week or freeze undecorated for 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg