Frankenstein Sugar Cookies
Bake the perfect Frankenstein Sugar Cookies for a frightfully fun Halloween! It's a quick recipe, kid-friendly, and great for parties.
Servings: 15 cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package sugar cookie dough 16 to 17 oz.
- 1 tub chocolate frosting 16 oz.
- 2 drops food gel
- 4 - 5 drops green food gel
- candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to the sugar cookie directions on the label. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add the sugar cookie dough to a large mixing bowl. Mix in 4 to 5 drops of green food gel to the sugar cookie dough.
- Dust your work surface with all-purpose flour. Roll out the green sugar cookie dough. Use a rectangle cookie cutter and cut out the cookies. Add two small pieces of cookie dough three-quarters of the way down the sides of the rectangle. This will create the bolt on each side of Frankenstein. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place cookies on a cooling rack.
- In a medium-size microwavable safe bowl, add in frosting and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir in black food gel to the melted frosting. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with a tip.
- Create a fun Frankenstein face with the frosting and candy eyes. Allow frosting to harden.
- Store in an air-tight container until ready to eat.
Notes
- What happens if the sugar cookies spread? Don’t worry. This has happened to me many times with store-bought dough, but you can reshape it right when it comes out of the oven. Use a butter knife and gently push the sides back in before the cookies cool off. This will need to be done right when you remove it from the oven.
- Try adding your favorite extract flavor to the dough before baking, or even add some chocolate sprinkles to the cookies when decorating.
- Stored in an air-tight container, these cookies should stay fresh for up to a week.
- You can freeze the undecorated cookies for up to 3 months. Just place them in a single layer in an airtight container, separating layers with parchment paper. Decorate after thawing.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
