Halloween has firmly established itself in Polish homes. The idea of choosing scary costumes and going out for candy ignites children's imaginations. Are you planning a fun Halloween party, or maybe preparing treats for little ones who will knock on your door? Below you'll find great recipes for delicious Halloween cookies - witch's fingers, ghosts, and pumpkins.
Halloween Cookies - Smiling Pumpkins
A simple and quick way to make homemade sweets. For decoration, you’ll need orange fondant and a little bit of patience.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups flour
- A pinch of salt
- 200 g butter
- 3 egg yolks
- Vanilla sugar
- Orange fondant for decoration
Preparation:
- Start by mixing the flour, salt, powdered sugar, and vanilla sugar. Then add the egg yolks, butter, and knead it into a smooth dough. Put the dough in the refrigerator for one hour.
- After that time, roll out the dough and use a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes at 180°C. Keep an eye on the color of the cookies; they should be just lightly browned.
- Now, using the same cutters, cut pumpkin shapes from the fondant and press them onto the baked cookies. You can lightly moisten the bottom of the fondant with water beforehand.
Halloween Cookies - Ghosts with Icing
This is an adorable, sweet option that requires a bit of artistic flair. After baking, the ghost cookies should be painted with a thick layer of icing, which should have a consistency similar to paint.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- Half a cup of sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 pack of vanilla sugar
- Half a cup of cocoa
- 1 pack of chocolate coating
- 150 g margarine
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
Preparation:
- Mix the flour, baking powder, cocoa, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a bowl.
- Add the yolks and margarine.
- Knead the dough.
- Roll out the dough and use ghost-shaped cutters.
- Bake the ghost-shaped Halloween cookies for 10 minutes at 170°C.
- After cooling, decorate the ghosts with white chocolate coating, which should be melted beforehand.
Halloween Cookies - Witch's Fingers
The scariest option, perfect for the Halloween atmosphere. How to make spooky witch's fingers?
Ingredients:
- 225 g butter
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- Half a cup of peeled almonds
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 ? cups wheat flour
- Strawberry jam
Set aside the almonds and mix the remaining ingredients to form a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in foil and refrigerate for half an hour. Then start shaping the fingers - they shouldn’t be too thick but should have knuckles and horizontal lines. Place the fingers on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and press in the almonds for the nails. Finally, put the sheet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 200°C.
