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Halloween Royal Icing Cookies

Festive sugar cookies decorated with colorful royal icing in spooky designs like ghosts, pumpkins, and bats. Perfect for Halloween parties, edible gifts, or a fun baking project with kids!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 150
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cookies:
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp almond extract optional
Royal Icing:
  • 3 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 large egg whites or 4 tbsp meringue powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Food coloring orange, black, purple, green

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Mix in egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
  3. Gradually add dry mixture to form dough. Roll out to ¼-inch thickness. Cut into Halloween shapes.
  4. Bake 8–10 minutes until edges are lightly golden. Cool completely.
  5. Whisk powdered sugar with egg whites (or meringue powder + water). Add vanilla.
  6. Divide icing into bowls, tint with colors, and transfer to piping bags.
  7. Decorate cookies with spooky designs. Allow icing to set before serving.