How to Make Halloween Sugar Cookies
Preheat the oven to 375° Fahrenheit (190° Celsius)., Cream the butter and sugar., Crack in the egg and add the vanilla extract into the creamed butter., Add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and baking powder into the creamed mixture., Chill the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375° Fahrenheit (190° Celsius).
Grease a cookie tray with non-stick greasing spray. , In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric or hand blender until the mixture is light and fluffy., Blend until well-combined and there are no more egg streaks., Blend on low speed for about two minutes until the cookie dough starts to form.
If the cookie dough is too dry, add 1-2 tablespoons of milk. , Using your hands, roll the cookie dough into a large ball or roll it into two medium-sized balls.
Place the cookie dough in a separate bowl and cover it with plastic wrap.
Place it in the fridge to chill for about an hour., Remove the cookie dough from the fridge.
Flatten the cookie dough ball by pressing your hands on it.
Use a rolling pin to roll it out into a large rectangular shape., Gently press the cookie cutter on the dough to cut each cookie., Leave a two inch space between each cookie to avoid them from binding together when they bake., Place the cookie tray in the oven.
Have the cookies bake for about 8-10 minutes, until the edges are golden brown., Remove the cookie tray from the oven.
Lay the cookies on a wire rack by removing them with a spatula.
Have the cookies cool for about ten minutes, Split the frosting into two bowls, each bowl with ½ cup of frosting.
Add ten drops of food coloring into one the bowls and seven drops of green food coloring to the other bow.
Stir until the colors are vibrant and is a vivid orange and green color.
Place the green frosting in a frosting pipe., Using a butter knife, spread orange frosting over the sugar cookies.
Smooth out the frosting by gently smothering the butter knife around.
Frost the 'stems' of the pumpkin by using the frosting pipe.
Add a few curly green lines near the top of the sugar cookie.
Repeat with all the cookies., Enjoy! -
Step 2: Cream the butter and sugar.
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Step 3: Crack in the egg and add the vanilla extract into the creamed butter.
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Step 4: Add the all-purpose flour
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Step 5: baking soda
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Step 6: and baking powder into the creamed mixture.
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Step 7: Chill the dough.
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Step 8: Roll out the dough.
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Step 9: Cut out pumpkin shapes from the dough with a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter.
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Step 10: Lay the cookies on the cookie tray using a spatula.
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Step 11: Bake the cookies.
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Step 12: Let the cookies cool.
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Step 13: Prepare the frosting.
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Step 14: Frost the cookies.
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Step 15: Serve the cookies on a serving plate with a glass of milk.
Detailed Guide
Grease a cookie tray with non-stick greasing spray. , In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric or hand blender until the mixture is light and fluffy., Blend until well-combined and there are no more egg streaks., Blend on low speed for about two minutes until the cookie dough starts to form.
If the cookie dough is too dry, add 1-2 tablespoons of milk. , Using your hands, roll the cookie dough into a large ball or roll it into two medium-sized balls.
Place the cookie dough in a separate bowl and cover it with plastic wrap.
Place it in the fridge to chill for about an hour., Remove the cookie dough from the fridge.
Flatten the cookie dough ball by pressing your hands on it.
Use a rolling pin to roll it out into a large rectangular shape., Gently press the cookie cutter on the dough to cut each cookie., Leave a two inch space between each cookie to avoid them from binding together when they bake., Place the cookie tray in the oven.
Have the cookies bake for about 8-10 minutes, until the edges are golden brown., Remove the cookie tray from the oven.
Lay the cookies on a wire rack by removing them with a spatula.
Have the cookies cool for about ten minutes, Split the frosting into two bowls, each bowl with ½ cup of frosting.
Add ten drops of food coloring into one the bowls and seven drops of green food coloring to the other bow.
Stir until the colors are vibrant and is a vivid orange and green color.
Place the green frosting in a frosting pipe., Using a butter knife, spread orange frosting over the sugar cookies.
Smooth out the frosting by gently smothering the butter knife around.
Frost the 'stems' of the pumpkin by using the frosting pipe.
Add a few curly green lines near the top of the sugar cookie.
Repeat with all the cookies., Enjoy!
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