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Halloween Sugar Cookie Monsters

Raise your hand if you spend the entire month of October baking spooky, fun Halloween treats. We're making themed goodies for the next two weeks, and we are starting with these Halloween sugar cookie monsters.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy dessert recipe, Halloween, kid-friendly recipes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 47 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 53kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 package Foodstirs Sweet Tooth Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1 large egg
  • 12 tablespoons cold butter cubed
  • Orange, purple, green gel food dye
  • Candy eyeballs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat butter with a mixer until creamy, then blend in egg. Slowly add the dry mix and blend until incorporated.
  • Separate dough into thirds and place in individual bowls. Use a toothpick to add in gel food dye to each dough ball. Mix until dough is evenly colored.
  • Gather each dough ball and flatten into a disc. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and freeze for 20 minutes, or until dough is firm.
  • Remove dough from freezer. Form dough into tablespoon size balls and place cookies 2" apart on parchment lined or ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 12-14 minutes.
  • Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Place 3-5 candy eyeballs on each cookie while warm. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 53kcal | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 4mg | Vitamin A: 185IU | Calcium: 3mg