The Easy Halloween Cookies are vanilla shortbread treats, the simplest and cutest idea to make the most monstrous night of the year even more delicious.
This recipe is perfect to make with your children; choose the shapes you like best: skull, ghost, or pumpkin.
They are already delicious natural, but become irresistible when filled with a layer of Nutella or jam!
Tip: For a more intense flavor, try replacing the classic vanilla shortbread with a hazelnut shortbread, whose unique aroma goes wonderfully with autumn.
Now let’s prepare together the easy Halloween cookies for “trick or treat”
Many other spooky ideas await you…
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 8/10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butter (cut into small cold pieces)
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 food coloring (powder form)
Tools
- Cookie cutters
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Baking sheet
- 1 Parchment paper
- 1 Pastry brush
Easy Halloween Cookies Steps
To prepare the easy Halloween cookies recipe, place the flour in a large bowl, add the cold butter cut into small pieces, and start kneading with your hands.
Then add the whole egg and an egg yolk with 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, finally the powdered sugar and a pinch of salt. Knead all the ingredients until you create a nice soft dough. Roll out the shortbread on a sheet of parchment paper and create a sheet about 1/5 inch thick, cover it with plastic wrap, and place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
After the time has passed, remove the shortbread from the fridge and cut out the Halloween cookies. I made many cute pumpkins, but you can vary with other shapes.
Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 10 minutes. The baking time and oven temperature are always indicative, you should always adjust according to your own oven.
Once ready, let them cool and to make them even cuter, just brush them with glitter powder color. Happy Treat!
If you like cookies, you might be interested in cookies decorated with sugar paste.
Storing Easy Halloween Cookies
The Halloween cookies can be stored inside a tin box or a glass jar, at room temperature, they stay crisp for many days.
A Spectral Touch 🕷️
To really theme them, try decorating them! A simple water icing or royal icing in white can create the eyes of ghosts or spider webs. With a bit of orange or black food coloring, you can transform your pumpkins into little spectral masterpieces.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
The shortbread for creating cookies can also be frozen and used later.
Yes, the shortbread can also be frozen and used when needed; it is preferable to freeze it in a sheet for optimal use.
