These Halloween sugar cookies are so easy to make and decorate. With 30 minutes to prep and 12 minutes to bake, you can’t go wrong with these simple sugar cookies this Halloween.
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These Halloween sugar cookies are so easy to make and decorate.
The recipe
Soften the butter at room temperature for (or more if you will mix by hand).
Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt by hand or with a mixer.
In another large bowl, preferably in a stand mixer, beat the sugar and butter until fluffy.
Add the egg, milk and vanilla extract and continue beating until well incorporated.
With the mixer running on medium speed, gradually add the dry mixture of flour, baking powder and salt. Keep mixing until fully combined.
Shape the dough by hand into a disk. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for to an hour.
Dust the countertop with flour and roll the dough into a 3 to 4 mm thin layer.
Cut out the shapes with your favorite cookie cutters.
Transfer to thin baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Freeze for .
Bake the cookies for on the middle rack of an oven preheated to 350°F.
Remove promptly from the oven when the cookies are lightly browned around the edges.
Let the cookies cool completely before decorating with icing.
Make sure the cookies cool completely before decorating to keep the icing from melting.
This batch should yield about 40 cookies, but it will vary depending on the size of your cookie cutters.
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
1.2g protein per 100 calories
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Nutrition is an estimate per serving, calculated from USDA ingredient data and will vary with brands and portions. Assumes salted butter and about 40 cookies; icing or decorations are not counted because no amounts are given. Use it as a guide, not medical advice.
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Soften the butter at room temperature for (or more if you will mix by hand).
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Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt by hand or with a mixer.
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Step 3 of 13
In another large bowl, preferably in a stand mixer, beat the sugar and butter until fluffy.
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Add the egg, milk and vanilla extract and continue beating until well incorporated.
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Step 5 of 13
With the mixer running on medium speed, gradually add the dry mixture of flour, baking powder and salt. Keep mixing until fully combined.
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Shape the dough by hand into a disk. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for to an hour.
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Dust the countertop with flour and roll the dough into a 3 to 4 mm thin layer.
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Cut out the shapes with your favorite cookie cutters.
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Transfer to thin baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
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Freeze for .
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Bake the cookies for on the middle rack of an oven preheated to 350°F.
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Remove promptly from the oven when the cookies are lightly browned around the edges.
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Let the cookies cool completely before decorating with icing.
Behind the recipe
With 30 minutes to prep and 12 minutes to bake, you can't go wrong with these simple sugar cookies this Halloween.
For the decoration, I used cookie icing. You can make your own if you prefer.
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