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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies

Updated January 21, 2019

Chocolate Skeleton CookiesChocolate Skeleton Cookies

What is not to love about these Chocolate Skeleton Cookies? They are chocolate, cookies, and spooky all in one. My kids love to add these Chocolate Skeleton Cookies in their lunch box for school and even asked me to make them again for their Halloween Party. These are not just for kids, adults can enjoy them too. 😉

If you are looking for something else spooky, try the Halloween Popcorn with candy eyeballs.

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chocolate skeleton cookies ingredients

INGREDIENTS

Cookies:
2 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
1 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla

Icing:
1 cup Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp Milk
1 tbsp Corn Syrup

chocolate skeleton cookies mixing

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream together the butter and sugar.
Add in the egg and vanilla until well combined.

chocolate skeleton cookies cocoa process

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cocoa powder.
Slowly add flour mixture to the butter mixture by spoonfuls at low-speed, frequently scraping down sides.
Dust work area with cocoa powder or flour.

chocolate skeleton cookies cut out

Roll dough to 1/4″ thickness.
Cut out gingerbread man shapes and place on baking sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until set.
Let cookies cool in pan for 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack to finish cooling.
Mix powdered sugar, milk and corn syrup in a small bowl until smooth.
Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag to pipe skeleton onto cookies.
Try not to get lines too close together so they don’t run together.
Allow to sit for at least an hour for icing to get hard.

Chocolate Skeleton Cookies

Chocolate Skeleton Cookies

Ingredients

  • Cookies:
  • 2 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Icing:
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Milk
  • 1 tbsp Corn Syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cream together the butter and sugar.
  • Add in the egg and vanilla until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cocoa powder
  • Slowly add flour mixture to the butter mixture by spoonfuls at low-speed, frequently scraping down sides.
  • Dust work area with cocoa powder or flour.
  • Roll dough to 1/4" thickness.
  • Cut out gingerbread man shapes and place on baking sheets.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes, until set.
  • Let cookies cool in pan for 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack to finish cooling.
  • Mix powdered sugar, milk and corn syrup in a small bowl until smooth.
  • Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag to pipe skeleton onto cookies.
  • Try not to get lines too close together so they don't run together.
  • Allow to sit for at least an hour for icing to get hard.
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