Halloween Sugar Cookies
You can make the cutest Halloween sugar cookies with this easy Halloween sugar cookie recipe. These cut-out cookies are soft, chewy and perfect for Spooky Season!
Servings: 24
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter with an electric mixer until smooth
- Add in the granulated sugar and mix together until fully combined, light and fluffy. This will take at least 5 minutes
- Mix in the egg, almond extract and vanilla extract
- Add in the salt, baking powder and half of the flour. Mix well
- Add in the rest of the flour and mix until fully combined. To avoid overworking the dough, finish mixing with a rubber spatula
- Divide the dough into 2 equal parts
- Place each portion onto a large sheet of plastic wrap and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to approximately ⅜ inch thick
- Cover rolled out dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight
- After the dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350℉
- Unwrap the chilled dough and use cookie cutters to cut out cookie shapes
- Place cut out cookies 2 inches apart onto a prepared baking sheet lined with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat
- Bake for 10-14 minutes or until cookies are no longer oily looking and have lightly browned edges
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating
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Notes
Make sure to use room temperature softened butter.
Fully chill dough so that it's easy to cut out and doesn't spread while baking.
Re-roll any remaining dough and cut into shapes until all dough is used, or freeze leftover dough.
Both the dough and baked cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months.
To make the easy royal icing -- follow the directions on the package of meringue powder. They will vary between brands. Add 1 tsp each of vanilla and almond extracts and 1 tablespoon corn syrup.
Nutrition
Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
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