How do I make skull sugar cookies with white icing?

Get into the Halloween spirit with our skull sugar cookies recipe! Decorate with white icing for a spooky and sweet treat.

You'll need

Items needed to answer the question, How do I make skull sugar cookies with white icing. Items include: all-purpose flour baking soda baking powder unsalted butter granulated sugar eggs vanilla extract salt white icing

all-purpose flour 2 and 3/4 cups
baking soda 1 teaspoon
baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
unsalted butter 1 cup
granulated sugar 1 and 3/4 cups
eggs 2 large
vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
salt a pinch
white icing enough for decorating

Take note
Be careful when handling hot baking sheets and melted sugar. And remember, these cookies may cause chills and thrills among your friends and family!

1

Gather your ingredients

Before we embark on this spooky baking adventure, let's gather the necessary ingredients. You'll need 2 and 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 cup of unsalted butter (softened), 1 and 3/4 cups of granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, and some white icing for decorating the skulls.

2

Now that we have all the ingredients, it's time to prepare the cookie dough. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder until well combined. In a separate bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then, beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms. Don't forget to taste a little bit of the dough to make sure it's scary-good!

3

Shape and chill the skulls

Now comes the fun part - shaping the dough into spooky skulls! Divide the dough into smaller portions and shape each portion into a skull shape using your hands or a skull-shaped cookie cutter if you have one. Place the shaped skulls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Once all the skulls are shaped and on the baking sheet, refrigerate them for at least 1 hour to firm up. This chilling time will help the cookies keep their shape while baking.

4

Bake and cool the cookies

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Once the skulls have chilled, pop them into the preheated oven and bake for about 10-12 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown. Keep an eye on them to ensure they don't get too crispy! Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack. While the cookies cool, resist the temptation to gobble them all up - we still need to add the spooky white icing!

5

Decorate with white icing

It's time to give our skull sugar cookies some ghostly charm! Take your white icing and carefully pipe it onto each skull cookie, creating intricate designs like eye sockets or teeth. You can get as creative as you want with the icing to make each skull unique. Let the icing dry completely before indulging in these wickedly sweet treats, or risk having your masterpiece smudged in a sugar-filled frenzy!