Skull-Shaped Sugar Cookies

You know the irresistible taste of Christmas cookies that you could pick out anywhere solely based on taste? Do you find it difficult to wait for Christmas time to enjoy those delectable goodies? Well, luckily for you, you can eat that same great tasting cookie with a Halloween twist! By cutting the dough into shapes such as pumpkins, witch hats, or skulls, you can have an excuse to make those cookies in the fall time. Today I will be showing you my recipe for these cookies that turned out great and looked adorable...or scary however you want to look at it.

You will need:

3 cups all-purpose flour

¾ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

1 cup unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg (beaten)

1 tbsp milk

Powdered sugar for rolling out dough

Chocolate chips (for skull eyes)

Mixing bowls

Spoons/spatulas

Electric mixer

Cookie cutter (any shape)

Rolling pin

Oven

The first step is to mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Since I didn't have any unsalted butter, I had to use the salted kind. To make up for that extra salt, I didn't add any to the mixture.

Once that is mixed, you can set the bowl aside for later. Next, you should beat the butter and sugar in your electric mixer until it is light in color. Then, add the egg and milk and beat it again. Turn the mixture onto a low speed, and slowly incorporate the flour mixture to the wet mixture.

After that, divide the dough into two balls and refrigerate for at least two hours. Once the dough is nicely firmed up after that, roll it out with a rolling pin on a surface sprinkled with powdered sugar. The dough should be about ¼ inch thick. Once you get the correct thickness, you can use your cutout to make your shapes.

Place the dough one inch apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7-9 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit. They should be slightly golden brown around the edges and on the bottom.

Once the cookies are out of the oven, place them on a cooling rack and make sure they are completely cooled before beginning to frost.

Frosting Recipe:

1 ½ cups powdered sugar

3 tbsp butter softened

1 tbsp milk

1 tbsp vanilla

Mix all these ingredients together in a bowl. If you find that the frosting is too thick for your liking, you can add a little bit more milk, and if it is too runny, add a little more powdered sugar.

The last step is just to spread the frosting onto your cookies and add any decorations you would like. I decided to add some chocolate chips to mine to make it look like eyes. Feel free to be creative!

As you can see, they turned out great and tasted even better. The next time you find yourself craving those cookies you thought were only meant for christmas time, go and buy a cookie cut out to fit the season you find yourself in. Then you have a perfectly acceptable excuse to enjoy these delectable goodies all year-round.