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Pastel Halloween Skeleton Sugar Skulls Cookies

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Delight your friends and family with fun and festive pastel skeleton cat cookies this Halloween.

  • Total Time: 26 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • Good sugar cookie dough (storebought or homemade)
  • Rolling pin
  • Parchment paper
  • Skeleton cat-shaped cookie cutter
  • Gel food coloring in pastel shades
  • Royal icing or thick sugar icing
  • Toothpicks
  • Edible markers

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Roll out your dough to about ¼ inch thick.
  3. Cut out cat shapes or circles and place them on a parchment-lined pan.
  4. Chill the cookie cut-outs in the fridge for 10 minutes.
  5. Bake cookies for 8-11 minutes, until barely golden on the bottom.
  6. Let the cookies cool on the tray until firm enough to handle.
  7. Mix royal icing in pastel colors.
  8. Outline and flood the cookie with icing; let it dry for 30 minutes.
  9. Use white icing or edible markers to draw bones and facial features.
  10. Decorate with additional designs or sprinkles as desired.

Notes

Don’t overmix your icing and let layers dry to avoid bleeding colors.

  • Author: nevaeh-hall
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 11 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 120
  • Sugar: 10g
  • Sodium: 50mg
  • Fat: 5g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 16g
  • Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 15mg