DIY Halloween Treats
Create delightful DIY Halloween treats including spooky sugar cookies and ghostly marshmallows to celebrate the season.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Royal Icing (made from egg whites and powdered sugar)
- Food coloring (orange, black, green)
- Halloween-themed sprinkles
- Candy corn
- Large marshmallows
- Chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mix to form a soft dough.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out the chilled dough and cut out shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Prepare the royal icing while cookies cool.
- Color the icing with food coloring.
- Decorate the cookies with icing and sprinkles.
- Dip marshmallows in melted chocolate for ghost treats.
Notes
Feel free to substitute ingredients for dietary preferences. Use gluten-free flour to make the cookies gluten-free.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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