Cute Ghost Sugar Cookies
These ghost cookies are the sweetest way to spook! With buttery vanilla sugar cookie bases and a soft white royal icing finish, they’re easy to make, decorate, and devour. Perfect for kids, party platters, or an afternoon of festive baking fun.
- Prep Time: 20 mins + 30 mins chill
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 42 minute
- Yield: 24 ghost cookies 1x
Ingredients
For the Sugar Cookies:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract (optional)
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
For the Royal Icing:
2 cups powdered sugar
1½ tbsp meringue powder
Instructions
Make the Dough: Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix in dry ingredients until dough forms.
Chill & Cut: Chill dough 30 mins. Roll to ¼-inch thick. Cut with ghost-shaped cookie cutters.
Bake: Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8–10 mins until edges are just golden. Cool completely.
Mix Royal Icing: Whisk powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water until smooth and thick but pipeable. Add more water to thin if needed.
Decorate: Outline and flood each cookie with white icing. Use black icing or edible marker for eyes and mouths.
Dry: Let icing set at room temp for 4–6 hours or overnight before stacking or packaging.
Notes
Airtight for up to 1 week
Nutrition
- Calories: 120–140
- Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: |1 6g
- Protein: 1g
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