Description
These Halloween Chocolate Sugar Cookies are spooky, soft, and full of chocolate flavor. Perfect for cookie cutters and fun icing decorations, they’re a must-bake for Halloween parties or kid-friendly treats.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing)
2–3 teaspoons milk
Food coloring (orange, black, green, purple)
Instructions
1. In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar for 5 minutes until fluffy and pale.
2. Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix well. Scrape the bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
4. Add dry ingredients in two batches. Mix just until combined.
5. Shape dough into a disc, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 1–2 hours or overnight.
6. Let dough rest at room temp for 10 minutes. Roll between parchment paper.
7. Cut into Halloween shapes. Place on lined baking sheet.
8. Chill baking sheet with cookies for 10 minutes.
9. Bake at 350°F for 9–10 minutes. Cool on sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to rack.
10. To make icing, mix powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk gradually for consistency.
11. Divide into bowls, color with food coloring, and transfer to piping bags.
12. Decorate cooled cookies and let icing set before storing.
Notes
Use gel food coloring for vibrant icing without thinning it.
For sharp cookie shapes, always chill the cutout dough before baking.
Cookies stay fresh for up to 7 days in an airtight container.
Un-iced cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: Halloween chocolate sugar cookies, spooky cookies, Halloween dessert, chocolate cutout cookies