These delicious homemade Halloween Mummy Cookies are sure to add plenty of spooky fun to your child’s lunchbox, school party, or after-school snack. They are soft, creamy, and guaranteed to delight children of all ages!
Homemade Halloween Mummy Cookies
These cookies are perfectly soft, just like frosted sugar cookies from a bakery. We recently brought them to a Halloween movie party, where our friends were showing The Nightmare Before Christmas on their outdoor movie screen.
The cool autumn night, steaming hot chocolate, homemade apple pie, fresh cookies, fleece blankets, and warm fire made it a night to remember.
To Make These Halloween Cookies You Will Need
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 5 1/3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups sour cream
- 1 package of candy eyeballs
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons milk
You Will Also Need
- Round cookie cutter
- Rolling pin
- Cookie sheets
- Cooling racks
- Wilton 104 tip
- Frosting bag
- Parchment paper
- Mixer
Directions for Halloween Cookies
1. Cream the butter, shortening, sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 2 eggs in a large bowl.
2. Mix in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sour cream, and salt. Shape the dough into two balls, then chill until firm.
3. Roll the dough onto a well-floured surface, then cut into circles with a cookie cutter.
4. Next, place the cutouts on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
5. Bake the cookies at 350° for 8 minutes. While the cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting by mixing 1 stick of unsalted butter with 3 cups of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 3 tablespoons of milk. Spoon the frosting into a bag fitted with a #104 tip.
6. Gently pipe the frosting onto the cooled cookies using a zig-zag motion. Place 2 candy eyeballs onto each cookie.
Aren’t they cute? My kids can’t wait for the next batch!
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Halloween Mummy Cookies
These delicious homemade Halloween Mummy Cookies are sure to add plenty of spooky fun to your child’s lunchbox, school party, or after-school snack. They are soft, creamy, and guaranteed to delight children of all ages!
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 5 1/3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups sour cream
- 1 package of candy eyeballs
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Cream the butter, shortening, sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 2 eggs in a large bowl.
- Mix in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sour cream, and salt. Shape the dough into two balls, then chill until firm.
- Roll the dough onto a well-floured surface, then cut into circles with a cookie cutter.
- Next, place the cutouts on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake the cookies at 350° for 8 minutes. While the cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting by mixing 1 stick of unsalted butter with 3 cups of powdered sugar, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, and 3 tbsp of milk. Spoon the frosting into a bag fitted with a #104 tip.
- Gently pipe the frosting onto the cooled cookies using a zig-zag motion. Place 2 candy eyeballs onto each cookie.
- Serve and enjoy!
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