Frankenstein Cookies
Frankenstein cookies have become an annual Halloween tradition in our family. When October rolls around we like to cozy up in our Halloween pajamas and read Halloween books to our kids to get them into the Halloween spirit. Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody, by Ludworst Bemonster has become a family favorite in our house. For a sweet treat in keeping with the Frankenstein theme, I like to whip up a batch of my Frankenstein cookies for the kids to enjoy with a big old glass of milk on the side for dipping. Quite “Frankly” these cookies are a delicious way to get your Halloween on, and they require very little piping expertise. For my Royal Icing Recipe, click this link. The Edible Candy Eyes can be purchased on Amazon and are a staple in many of my Halloween baking recipes. I picked up these adorable Frankenstein Cookie Cutters from Michael’s Arts and Crafts Store. They came in an assorted package with 30 Halloween shapes. If you are looking to purchase a single Frankenstein Cookie Cutter, you can find something similar on Amazon.com.
Frankenstein Cookies
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minutesThese Frankenstein cookies are sure to delight any ghoulish gang. Depending on the size of your cookie cutters, this recipe makes about one dozen cookies. They are the perfect treat to add to your next Halloween charcuterie board, and will be simply eerie-sistable. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients
2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 Tsp. Salt
3/4 Cup (1 1/2 Sticks) Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature)
1 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
Green Food Coloring (optional)
Directions
- Sift together flour and salt over a small bowl, and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric beater, beat the butter on high until creamy (about 2 minutes).
- Reduce the speed to medium and slowly add the sugar. Beat for an additional 2 minutes or so, until light and fluffy, occasionally stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
- Add the egg and the vanilla and continue to beat for another minute.
- Add green food color to this mixture until desired color is achieved.
- Stop the mixer and add half the flour mixture. Beat on low speed until most of the flour has been absorbed. Add the remaining flour and continue beating until all of the flour has been absorbed and the dough starts to pull away from the sides.
- Divide the dough in 2 equal parts and shape into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it stand for 5 minutes or so.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface 1/4 inch thick. Using Frankenstein cookie-cutter, cut out shapes. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheets, placing them 1 inch apart.
- Bake the cookies until golden brown around the edges, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to wire racks and let cool completely. Decorate as desired.
Notes
- See my Royal Icing recipe for the icing recipe that I used to decorate my Frankenstein cookies. You will need black, green and grey food color. I recommend sticking the Edible Candy Eyes to the cookie first with green royal icing. Then I piped a long, exaggerated nose with the same bright green icing, adding nostrils to either side. The bolts were outlined and filled with grey royal icing, and the eyebrows, mouths and hair were piped with black royal icing.
