I love Halloween! It’s the perfect excuse to regress back to childhood; you get to dress us, watch films you know you shouldn’t because they’re scary and gorge yourself on more sweets than are good for you.
Since
we live on top of a mountain and only have one semi-close neighbor, we instead
go over to a friend’s home every year and trick-or-treat with their family. Actually, it is this same friend who gave me
this deliciously yummy sugar cookie recipe which I absolutely love. {Thank you Hollie!!!}
Besides
being super delicious another thing I love about sugar cookies is –they are infinitely
customizable! So we end up making them
for all the holidays, not just Halloween.
Hope you have as much fun making these as we do!
~Halloween Sugar Cookie Cutouts~
¾ cup
butter
1 c
sugar
½
teaspoon almond extract
½
teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 ¾ c
flour
1
teaspoon baking powder
1
teaspoon salt
Cream
together the butter, sugar, almond extract and vanilla extract. Then beat in one egg at a time.
In a separate
bowl, mix the flower, baking powder and salt.
Slowly beat the flour mixture into the sugar/butter mixture and mix
until completely combined.
Chill
dough about 45 minutes. Roll out onto
floured surface to desired thickness, 3-4mm is a good thickness, and cut out
with cookie cutters.
Cut
your shapes and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Bake
375° degrees for 8-10 minutes. (Brown is overdone)
Remove
from oven and let stand on cookie sheet 2-4 minutes. Remove to cooling racks. Frost the cookies when they have completely
cooled.
~Cookie Frosting Recipe~
½ bowl
of powdered sugar
¼ c
butter
milk
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
food
coloring
Blend
together and add extra powdered sugar or milk until desired consistency.
Enjoy!
