Halloween Sugar Cookie Recipe
I took my popular classic sugar cookie recipe and made a Halloween version. Try these Halloween sugar cookies and find out what all the hype around my chewy sugar cookie recipe is about!
Servings: 12 -14 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp almond extract
- Orange and black sanding sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar, with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Add in the egg and extracts, beat again to combine, 30 seconds.
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients, mixing on low or by hand with a spatula.
- Place 1/4 cup colored sugar in a bowl for rolling the cookies. I used 2 separate bowls, one with orange sugar and another with black sugar. Use a cookie scoop to form balls. Roll each ball in the sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a silicone lined baking sheet. Bake in batches as needed.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Notes
For the cookies in the photos, the dough balls were about 3 heaping tablespoons, so that’s a large cookie! I baked those for 12-14 minutes.
If you make smaller dough balls, you should reduce the baking time otherwise the cookies will be over done.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 493IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 2mg