Yes, it is that time of year again; it is Halloween. Today, I will share with you easy and cute Halloween cookies to enjoy during the Halloween celebration.
These simple Halloween cookies are scary, cute, fun and can be made without cookie cutters they are perfect for Halloween parties or to give to trick or treaters.
My daughter loved these cookies so much, and we both had fun decorating them; it didn't take much time, just 10 minutes in the oven, and they were ready!
Get creative and bake a batch of this homemade Halloween cookies this year; you will have lots of fun baking and decorating these cookies with your kids. So, get your sprinkles ready and let's make some Halloween cookies.
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Easy Halloween Cookies Recipe
In this cookie recipe, I choose to use matcha to give the dough the green colour, which is different, unique and spooky at the same time. The colour wasn't the only reason that made me use matcha but also, the healthy benefits of it and of course the lovely taste of matcha green tea.
What's In These Simple Halloween Cookies?
- Plain flour
- Matcha
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Egg, room temperature
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Candy eyes
- Halloween sprinkles
How To Make Cute Halloween Cookies
Before starting, preheat the oven to 175C / 340F and line a baking sheet with parchment pepper.
One (Making the dough): Firstly, cream the sugar and butter together using the electric hand mixer or even a fork.
Two: Add the egg and vanilla extract, whisk.
Three (Combine the dry ingredients): In another bowl, combine flour, matcha, baking powder and salt.
Four: Add the flour mixture to the previous mixture and mix well until combined.
Five (Chill the dough): Cover the dough with plastic wrap then put in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or for the next day if you like.
Six (Shaping and decorating the cookies): Remove the plastic wrap and cut the dough to four parts.
Seven: Place the first part between two parchment paper sheets and roll out the dough using the rolling pin until it is in a suitable thickness (about ¼ inch).
Eight: Cut the dough using a circular dough cutter then keep doing the same process with the other dough parts.
Nine (Decorating the cookies): Decorate the cookies with candy eyes and sprinkles.
Ten (Baking): Place the cookie in the baking sheets then bake for 8 minutes. Leave the cookies to cool on a wire rack for ten minutes.
How To Decorate Halloween Cookies?
In order to make scary Halloween cookies, you need to be creative in decorating your cookies but also be simple. I don't particularly appreciate using complicated techniques in decorating my desserts; the simpler, the better.
You can use a cookie cutter in shapes like a bat, ghost and pumpkin. Use dark sprinkles and food colouring. A few drops of red food colour on top of the cookies will look good and simple at the same time.
What Can I Use To Decorate Halloween Treats?
To decorate any Halloween treats, I usually use any of the below.
- M&Ms or Halloween M&Ms: Both M&Ms or Halloween M&Ms look nice on the cookies.
- Fondant icing: Is an icing used to decorate cake or cookies that is made of sugar, water, fat and gelatin. It is easy to use, and it gives a lovely texture and look to the dessert.
- Food colouring: I usually use the Halloween colours such as red, orange or black on frosting or in the dessert dough.
- Halloween sprinkles: These sprinkles have two colours, orange and black, and they look great on top of Halloween treats.
- Candy eyeballs: I love them because they give the cookies or any Halloween treats a scary look!
- Chocolate sprinkles: These chocolate sprinkles look good on cookies or cake.
- Nonpareils: These tiny balls made with sugar and starch, and they are available in many colours; they are absolutely amazing in decorating such cookies.
Pro Tips
- Don't overbake the cookies, so they don't become dry and crack
- If you don't like to use matcha for any reason, you can use one or two drops of green food colour instead.
- Chilling the dough is so important, don't skip it.
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Cute Halloween Cookies
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- Cookie cutter
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups plain flour
- 1 tablespoon matcha
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- candy eyes
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Preparations: 1- Preheat the oven to 175C / 340F and line a baking sheet with parchment pepper.
- Cream the sugar and butter together using the electric hand mixer or even a fork.¾ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup butter
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, whisk.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 egg
- In another bowl, combine flour, matcha, baking powder and salt.1 ½ cups plain flour, 1 tablespoon matcha, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Add the flour mixture to the previous mixture and mix well until combined.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap then put in the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours or for the next day if you like.
- Remove the plastic wrap and cut the dough to four parts.
- Place the first part between two parchment paper sheets and roll out the dough using the rolling pin until it is in a suitable thickness (about ¼ inch).
- Cut the dough using a circular dough cutter then keep doing the same process with the other dough parts.
- Decorate the cookies with candy eyes and sprinkles.candy eyes, Halloween sprinkles
- Place the cookie in the baking sheets then bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Leave the cookies to cool down for ten minutes.
Notes
- Don't over-bake the cookies, so they don't become dry and crack
- If you don't like to use matcha for any reason, you can use one or two drops of green food colour instead.
- Chilling the dough is so important, don't skip it.
- M&Ms or Halloween M&Ms: Both M&Ms or Halloween M&Ms look nice on the cookies.
- Fondant icing: Is an icing used to decorate cake or cookies that is made of sugar, water, fat and gelatin. It is easy to use, and it gives a lovely texture and look to the dessert.
- Food colouring: I usually use the Halloween colours such as red, orange or black on frosting or in the dessert dough.
- Halloween sprinkles: These sprinkles have two colours, orange and black, and they look great on top of Halloween desserts.
- Candy eyeballs: I love them because they give the cookies or any Halloween treats a scary look!
- Chocolate sprinkles: These chocolate sprinkles look good on Halloween cookies or cake.
- Nonpareils: These tiny balls made with sugar and starch, and they are available in many colours; they are absolutely amazing in decorating such cookies.
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