Description
These spooky Halloween Mummy Cookies are soft, creamy, and decorated with candy eyeballs for a fun mummy effect! Perfect for Halloween parties, school treats, or festive fall snacks, they’re easy to make and a delight to eat. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the light, fluffy texture and rich vanilla flavor of these festive cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 5 1/3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups sour cream
- 1 package of candy eyeballs for decoration
For the Frosting:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, sugar, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, and eggs until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sour cream. Mix until a dough forms.
- Divide the dough into two balls and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick and cut into circles.
- Place cutouts on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on a wire rack.
- While cookies cool, make the frosting by mixing powdered sugar, softened butter, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and milk until smooth.
- Transfer frosting to a piping bag with a #104 tip. Pipe the frosting in a zig-zag pattern to resemble mummy bandages, and place candy eyeballs on each cookie while frosting is soft.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Chilling Tip: Chilling the dough helps the cookies keep their shape.
- Frosting Tip: Adjust the milk in the frosting for your desired consistency. If it’s too thick, add milk 1 teaspoon at a time.
- Make-Ahead: The dough can be made a day ahead and chilled overnight.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- chill time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg