Description
These Adorable Halloween Cookies are festive, fun, and perfect for spooky season! Made with buttery vegan dough and decorated with colorful icing and sprinkles, they’re ideal for parties, baking with kids, or gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Cookie Dough:
- 1 cup unsalted vegan butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large flax egg (1 tbsp flaxseed meal + 2.5 tbsp water)
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
For the Decorations:
- Gel food coloring (orange, black, green, purple)
- Royal icing or vegan frosting
- Halloween-themed sprinkles and candy eyes
- Optional: melted dark chocolate for piping
Instructions
- Make the Dough: Cream vegan butter and sugar until fluffy. Add flax egg and vanilla, mix well. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine wet and dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Chill and Roll: Shape dough into a disc, wrap and chill for 30 minutes. Roll out to ¼-inch thickness and cut shapes with cookie cutters.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake cookies on parchment-lined sheet for 8–10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Decorate: Divide icing into bowls, tint with food coloring, and pipe spooky designs. Add sprinkles or candy eyes while icing is wet.
Notes
- Chilling dough helps maintain cookie shape.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant designs without thinning icing.
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating to avoid melting the icing.
- Store decorated cookies in a single layer or between parchment sheets.
- Add spices like cinnamon or nutmeg for a cozy fall twist.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Halloween
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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