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Quick and Delicious Way to Decorate Halloween Cookies

10/16/2017

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     I am just like a kid when it comes to sugar cookies.  I love the cute shapes and decorations, not to mention the taste!  Over the years I have collected a lot of cookie cutters to cover all of the different holidays and other days in between.  I still like to shop for new ones.  Look at this cute set that includes a squirrel and a deer!  Super cute! I also have a killer sugar cookie recipe that I shared on this post. The problem is that now that I don't have any little kids at home, I don't feel the motivation to do all of that decorating work like I used to do with my kids.  When my grandchildren come to visit, we have lots of fun with cookie making and decorating.  But, unfortunately, that doesn't happen often enough.
     The other day, there was a knock at the door and when we answered it we found a container of cookies with a note and a picture of a ghost that said, "You've been boo'ed!" There was a poem that explained that we were to hang the ghost in our window to show that we had been boo'ed and then we were to make copies of the poem and ghost and "Boo" two other families. I decided that Halloween sugar cookies were in order, but I still didn't want to spend tons of time on the decorating.  Luckily, I had a box of sugar cookie mix in my pantry that was perfect for Halloween! It was a Candy Corn Cookie Mix from Betty Crocker. I think it was a limited edition mix that I don't see on their site any more, but it is easy to just make your own favorite sugar cookie recipe and and knead color into the dough. Here is my recipe if you missed it. 
Keren's Sugar Cookies
     Once you have your cookie dough made, all you have to do is divide it in half and mix in food coloring.  The mix already came colored.  But, later I made more from scratch and just kneaded in orange and yellow for Autumn leaves and turkeys! Here is how it looked from the mix. 
Here is the orange and yellow dough I had from the mix. Later, I used 3 colors. It is up to you.
First, I rolled the colored dough side by side and did two toned bats.
Next, I stacked the two colors together and rolled them into a spiral.
I rolled the spiral flat and used the cookie cutters for some fun results.
Here are the swirls all cut out.
Here are pumpkins and bats cut out but not yet decorated.
     I reused my scraps but I was careful not to let the colors blend too much.  So, the cookies always had swirls of color through them.  I thought that the effect was very cool.
     I used melted chocolate and green tinted almond bark to quickly pipe on a few details.  I didn't want to hide the swirling colors of the cookies themselves.  The chocolate tasted very good on these cookies and we didn't feel like we missed a thicker frosting.
     How do you think our friends will like our plates when we "Boo" them? 
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I will show you show the autumn leaves and turkeys came out later on Facebook and Instagram, so be sure to check us out! 
 Meanwhile, here are some favorite cookie making tools:

22 Comments
Meg link
10/16/2017 10:44:17 pm

This is a great idea! I've got some icing pens in the kitchen, never thought of dying the biscuit dough and then just putting the icing pens straight on top. Thank you! #twinklytuesday

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Chloe link
10/16/2017 11:12:36 pm

Hi, i love the pumpkin cookies, a great alternative a sweets to give out as a treat #TwinklyTuesday

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Kate, Meals and Makes link
10/17/2017 01:33:54 pm

These are great. I love the idea of adding colour to the biscuit mix rather than icing them with a colour. Great chocolate decorations! #TwinklyTuesday

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Ray link
10/18/2017 04:26:51 am

Aw these look incredible. I've never made sugar cookies before but I love the swirl of colour. These are fab. #Twinklytuesday

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Sarah link
10/18/2017 02:08:22 pm

These all look really good! #TwinklyTuesday

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Claire link
10/19/2017 10:45:26 pm

Aww, these look sweet. They turned out great :)

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Miz Helen link
10/20/2017 11:22:26 am

Great tips for decorating those Halloween Cookies! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen

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Amber Harrop
10/21/2017 01:59:27 pm

I like the Autumn colours in the cookie mix - they look great

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Lisa (mummascribbles) link
10/22/2017 01:17:40 am

These look fab. I do love a good cookie! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday

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Karen, the next best thing to mummy link
10/22/2017 05:41:14 am

These look really good, I will definitely be giving them a try#ourminilinkyparty@_karendennis

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Mother of 3
10/22/2017 02:05:05 pm

I love that you added coloring to the cookies before cooking; what a great way to add a bit of extra festiveness. They sure look adorable.

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Helen
10/22/2017 07:56:11 pm

Thanks! I hope you give them a try!

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Helen link
10/22/2017 07:57:04 pm

Good! Let us know how they turn out!

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Helen link
10/22/2017 07:58:02 pm

I always love #TwinklyTuesday!

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Sheri link
10/23/2017 07:25:29 am

Such cute cookies! Thanks for joining us at the TO GRANDMA’S HOUSE WE GO – LINK PARTY #58 this week! Your project has been pinned. Would love for you to join us again this Wednesday!

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April J Harris link
10/23/2017 11:04:33 am

I love sugar cookies too, Helen, and I really like these! They are perfect for Halloween. I'm featuring Halloween inspiration at Hearth and Soul this week, so I've featured this post, and also given your Halloween appetizers a mention. Thank you so much for sharing, and for your support of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Have a great week ahead!

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Carrie @ Carrie's Home Cooking link
10/24/2017 12:42:21 pm

I love the idea of coloring the dough! Thank you for sharing at Whisk It Wednesday.
Carrie

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Teresa link
10/24/2017 04:17:20 pm

Good idea! Sugar cookies are one of my favorites and making them this way still gives color, but not as much work! Thank you for sharing at Party in Your PJ's. I pinned to my Halloween board.

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Helen Reynolds link
10/25/2017 06:34:53 am

Thanks Teresa! I appreciate the pin.

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Dee | Grammy's Grid link
10/1/2019 07:11:19 am

Just perfect for a Halloween party or if the grandbabies come by :) Thanks so much for linking up at #AThemedLinkup 2 for All Things Halloween. Shared.

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Dee | Grammy's Grid link
10/25/2022 11:44:58 pm

Visiting again to say thanks so much for linking up at Food Friday 4 for Halloween Party Recipes. Shared.

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Dee | Grammy's Grid link
10/27/2022 12:08:19 am

CONGRATS Helen! Your post is FEATURED at Food Friday 5 for Soup Recipes from the previous linkup for Halloween Party Recipes!

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