Halloween sugar cookies are a classic sugar cookie recipe that’s easy to make because they are rolled in sugar before baking. You don’t chill the dough or use cookie cutters for this drop sugar cookie recipe. Roll the cookies in orange and black sanding sugar for Halloween!
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.