Halloween Chocolate Cookies
Rich, soft chocolate cookies perfect for Halloween shapes and spooky decorations.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- - Mixer
- Rolling Pin
- - Cookie cutters
- Baking sheets
- - Parchment or silicone mats
- - Icing tools (piping bags or bottles)
Ingredients
- **Cookies:**
- - 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- - ¾ cup cocoa powder
- - 1 tsp baking powder
- - ⅛ tsp salt
- - ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- - 1 cup granulated sugar
- - 1 large egg
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- **Decorations:**
- - Royal or glaze icing
- - Gel food coloring
- - Halloween sprinkles or candy eyes optional
Instructions
- Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy
- Add egg and vanilla
- Mix in dry ingredients
- Roll dough to ¼ inch thickness and chill
- Cut shapes, bake at 350°F for 11–12 mins
- Cool and decorate as desired
Notes
- Dough can be frozen
- Icing darkens as it sets
- Add sprinkles before icing sets for best results
- Icing darkens as it sets
- Add sprinkles before icing sets for best results