Description
Classic buttery sugar cookies with a soft bite and festive flair—perfect for ghosts, pumpkins, and bats! Add warming spices and candy eyes for a fun, flavorful twist that’s scary good.
Ingredients
For the cookies:
1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
2 ¾ cups (330g) all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon (my twist – adds warm flavor)
⅛ tsp nutmeg (my twist – optional for depth)
For decoration:
Halloween cookie cutters (ghost, bat, pumpkin, etc.)
Royal icing (black, white, orange, purple)
Candy eyes, sprinkles, or edible glitter
Instructions
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet until a soft dough forms.
Divide dough in half, flatten into discs, and chill for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment.
Roll dough to ¼-inch thickness on a floured surface. Cut out shapes.
Transfer to baking sheet and chill again for 10 mins (helps shapes hold).
Bake for 8–10 minutes until edges are just golden. Cool completely.
Decorate with royal icing, candy eyes, and sprinkles. Let set.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Chill Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories: 140kcal / Cookie
- Sugar: 9g / Cookie
- Sodium: 40mg/ Cookie
- Fat: 6g / Cookie
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g / Cookie
- Carbohydrates: 19g/ Cookie
- Protein: 1g / Cookie