Ghostbuster Cookies Recipe

Make the best use of Halloween to show off your baking skills by making these divine-tasting ghostbuster cookies. They are surely going to be a crowd pleaser!

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Prep Time 40

Cook Time 15

Resting & Decorating Time 1 30

Total Time 2 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 38 kcal

Equipment

Oven
Parchment Paper
Standing Mixer or Hand Mixer
Plastic Wrap
Rolling Pin
Cookie Cutter

Ingredients

For Cookies

2 cups All-Purpose Flour (plus more for work surface)
2/3 cups Sugar
3/4 cup Unsalted Butter (plus more for baking sheets)
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Large Egg Yolks
A Pinch of Salt

Royal Icing

2 Egg Whites
3 cups Sugar (powdered, sifted)
1 teaspoon Water
1 Black and red food color (small bottle)

Instructions

For Cookies:

Line the baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat and set aside.
Place sugar and butter in the bowl of a standing mixer or use an electric mixer and process the ingredients until creamy.
Add salt, egg yolks, and vanilla and process for 30 seconds until combined. Then add 1 cup flour and process until smooth and add the remaining cup of flour to the processor.
Take the dough out onto the workign surface and form into a flat square.
Now wrap it with a plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator for chilling.
Place a nonstick baking mat on the work surface. Place half of the chilled dough on the baking mat and cover it with a sheet of plastic wrap.
Now roll out the dough between plastic wrap and baking mat to a thickness of 1/8-inch.
Transfer to the fridge for 30 minutes to chill. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
Cut out dough and transfer to prepared baking sheets using a 2-inch round fluted cookie cutter. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Bake the cookies for about 12 to 15 minutes until they are pale golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

For Royal Icing:

In a large bowl using a handheld mixer (or a stand mixer), whisk the egg whites until white and foamy. Then add the powdered sugar gradually until the mixture forms stiff peaks. Now add in one teaspoon of water at a time until you can make a figure of eight with the icing that disappears in eight seconds on top of the icing itself.
Divide the royal icing into two bowls. Leave one bowl as it is and add a few drops of black food coloring to the other bowl.
Transfer both shades of royal icing into different piping bags and decorate the cookies to make them resemble Jack Skellington.
Make sure to let the royal icing dry completely before serving.
Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

Nutrition

Keyword Dessert, Ghostbuster Cookies, Halloween

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