Easy Halloween Cookies: These Boo Cookies Are a Treat Not a Trick

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 dregrees
2. In a standing mixer, combine butter, powder sugar, egg and vanilla and mix on medium speed until combined and fluffy
3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and cream of tarter.
4. Gradually add in the flour to the wet mixture and mix on low speed until combined
5. Once all the flour has been combined with the wet ingredients, sprinkle some flour onto a cutting board and knead with your hands till everything is combined
6. Sprinkle flour onto the cutting board and roll out the dough to 2 inches thick
7. Use the cookie cutter and cut your shapes
8. Bake in the oven for 7-9 minutes or until slightly golden brown
9. Place onto a wire rack to cool

Royal icing directions and decorating directions

1. In a standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla, and powder sugar and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form, about 5-7 minutes
2. Split icing into two bowls and add the green coloring into one bowl
3. Scoop some white icing into one of the piping bags
4. Using the rest of the white icing, add 2 tablespoons of water to thin the icing out and then pour the icing into the squeeze bottle.
5. Scoop the green icing into the second piping bag
6. Using the white icing in the piping bag, out line your plaque cookies.
7. Use the white icing in the squeeze bottle and fill in the outline
8. Wait about 10 minutes for it to dry before sprinkling on some of the sprinkles.
9. Using the spoon that comes with the sprinkles, sprinkle about two spoonfuls onto the top of the plaque cookie
10. Let dry for 3 hours before piping on the word BOO
11. Once 3 hours has passed, using the green icing, pipe the word BOO in a blood dripping effect.
12. Let dry for 2 hours before enjoying!