Spooktacular Halloween Decorated Cookies to Delight Your Guests
Delight your guests with these Halloween Decorated Cookies, featuring a rich chocolate flavor and customizable spooky designs.
Equipment
- stand mixer
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- cookie cutters
Ingredients
For the Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter, softened base for a rich and creamy cookie
- 3 cups powdered sugar achieves sweet, melt-in-your-mouth texture
- 1 large egg binds the ingredients together
- 3.5 cups all-purpose flour provides structure to cookies
- 0.5 cup black cocoa powder gives dark color and delightful flavor
- 0.5 cup Dutch process cocoa powder adds richness
- 0.5 teaspoon salt enhances flavors
Instructions
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Cream the butter on medium speed until creamy and light.
- Gradually add powdered sugar to the creamed butter, beating until fluffy.
- Incorporate the egg, mixing until fully combined.
- Sift together flour, black cocoa, Dutch cocoa, and salt.
- Combine wet and dry mixtures, mixing until just incorporated.
- Shape the dough into a ball and flatten into a disc.
- Chill the dough in plastic wrap for 30-45 minutes.
- Roll out the dough to 4 mm thickness between parchment paper.
- Cut out cookies with cookie cutters and place them on a baking tray.
- Chill cut cookies for 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F) with the fan on.
- Bake cookies for about 10 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Once cooled, decorate the cookies with icing and candies.
Notes
Chill dough properly to prevent spreading while baking. Use quality cocoa for the best flavor. Allow cookies to cool fully before decorating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.5gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 200IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.5mg
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