Individually Wrapped Halloween Cookies Recipe
Individually wrapped Halloween cookies are the perfect combination of spooky and sweet, making them perfect for parties, trick-or-treating, and gift-giving. Halloween is a time for ghouls, ghosts, and delicious treats.
Ingredients
For Cookie Dough:
- 2-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
For Decorating:
- Royal icing in Halloween-themed colors (e.g., orange, black, purple, and green)
- Edible markers
- Halloween-shaped cookie cutters (ghosts, pumpkins, witches, etc.)
- Assorted Halloween-themed sprinkles and edible decorations
Instructions
- Add the baking powder, salt, and flour to a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Separately, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. It should take about 2-3 minutes to complete this.
- The butter-sugar mixture should be well combined before adding the egg and vanilla extract.
- Mix the dry ingredients gradually into the wet mixture until the dough comes together.
- Make two discs out of the dough by dividing it into two equal parts.
- Refrigerate the discs for at least one hour after wrapping them in plastic wrap. Rolling and cutting the dough is easier when it is chilled.
- Prepare your baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper and preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the dough discs to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Halloween-themed cookie cutters can be used to cut out spooky shapes.
- To allow for expansion during baking, transfer the cut cookies to the baking sheets.
- Once the oven is preheated, bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets after they have been removed from the oven.
- Cool the cookies completely on a wire rack. Decorate the cookies once they have cooled completely.
- Decorate your cookies with royal icing by piping, flooding, and creating intricate designs.
- Decorate with Halloween-themed sprinkles and edible markers.
- Before packaging your cookies, let the icing set and dry completely.
- Enjoy! Individually wrapped Halloween cookies