Halloween Skeleton Cookies

Halloween Skeleton Cookies

by Loretta Hanson 1 year ago
5 (1)
8 minutes
131.2 kcal
20.4 g carbs
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Description

I bake these creepy skeleton cookies every year for Halloween, but they work also for Day of the Dead. You can use any cut-out-cookie recipe as the base. I usually cut out 2 different-shaped figures using my gingerbread men cookie cutters.

Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoons almond flavoring
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons milk, plus more as needed
  • 2 teaspoons light corn syrup, or more as needed
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (1.5 ounce) tube black decorating gel
Directions
  1. 1. Cream sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and almond flavoring and mix well.
  2. 2. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a second bowl. Add flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture and mix to combine. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
  3. 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. 4. Dust a work surface with 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and roll out dough into a 1/4-inch-thick circle. Cut out figure shapes with a gingerbread man cookie cutter and arrange cut-out cookies on prepared baking sheets.
  5. 5. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from baking sheets carefully and transfer to wire racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  6. 6. Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar and milk together in a small bowl until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract until icing is smooth and glossy. Add more corn syrup if icing is too thick.
  7. 7. Spoon icing into a piping bag with a small plain tip. Draw a filled-out circle inside the head for the skull and a skeleton on the body, including 3 horizontal lines for the ribs. Let cookies stand until icing dries completely, about 2 hour, best overnight.
  8. 8. Use black decorating gel to draw eyes, a nose, and a mouth on the skull and let cookies dry again, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 40 cookies
calories: 131.2 kcal
carbohydrates: 20.4 g
protein: 1.5 g
saturated fat: 3 g
cholesterol: 20.4 mg
sodium: 94.5 mg
fiber: 0.3 g
sugar: 11.7 g