Description
Buttery sugar cookies with a stable structure, topped with colorful royal icing for a creepy Halloween look.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons egg whites or meringue powder
- Gel food coloring (orange, purple, green)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
- Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into Halloween shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are barely golden.
- Cool cookies completely on a wire rack.
- Whisk powdered sugar and egg whites to create a thick icing.
- Divide icing into bowls, add food coloring, and decorate the cooled cookies.
- Prep Time: 90 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American