Halloween Sugar Cookie Friendly Frankenstein Recipe

This Halloween Sugar Cookie Friendly Frankenstein Recipe is a great choice for a kids Halloween class party.  Make this dough in advance and let your kids help you decorate this super fun and yummy cookie with you!

Halloween Sugar Cookie Friendly Frankenstein Recipe

Frankenstein has always been a favorite Halloween character in our house, and this Halloween sugar cookie friendly Frankenstein recipe is a favorite.  It’s a happy and goofy monster that isn’t scary.  What more could you want in a cookie for Halloween?

Make sure to prepare the dough in advance so you can easily pull out the dough, cookie cutter and icing to sit down and have fun decorating these with your kids.  It may be a bit messy, but it will be one project you will love doing with your kids!

Don’t forget to order your Round Cookie Cutter in advance so you are ready to make these! I don’t know about your kiddos, but mine don’t like to wait when they know there are cookies being made soon! 😉

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Halloween Sugar Cookie Friendly Frankenstein Recipe

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 33 minutes

Servings 20

Ingredients

• 5 C flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups softened unsalted butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• For Icing:
• 2-3 tbsp milk
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Black & Green gel food coloring
• Candy Eyes

Instructions

1. Cream the softened butter and sugar until the combination is smooth and not grainy.
2. Mix in 4 eggs and vanilla then continue mixing until well combined
3. Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.
4. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
5. Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
6. Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
7. Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
8. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
9. Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
10. Put flour out on the wood cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into the batter. (if necessary).
11. Roll cookie dough out o 1/4 inch thickness. Using cookie cutter, begin cutting out cookies.
12. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
13. Using a metal spatula move the cut cookie to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
14. Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if cookies are thoroughly baked.
15. Take cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely. (About 10 minutes).
16. Directions For Icing:
17. Combine all ingredients except food coloring in mixing bowl and mix for 3-4 minutes.
18. If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 cup powdered sugar.
19. Divide the icing between 2 bowls. In the first bowl put 1/3 of icing, add several drops of black gel food coloring. Stir to mix well.
20. Add several drops of green gel food coloring in the second bowl of icing (the remaining icing). Stir well to mix the color.
21. Spoon each color of icing into individual frosting bags with a #5 tips. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.
22. Outline the cookies first (Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the cookie.) then fill in that part of the cookie with the thinner icing.
23. Squeeze the majority of the icing into a bowl then add 1 tsp of water to this and mix it in. Leave a small amount of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies.
24. Allow the decorated cookies to dry from 5-10 hours.
25. The top of the cookie will be Frankenstein's hair, outline the very top of the cookie with black icing drawing down to make his bangs.
26. After outlining this section allow it 30 sections to dry before filling it in with the thinner icing in black.
27. Outline the face in green meeting where the hair leaves off. After the green outline has dried fill it in with the thinner green icing.
28. Allow the face to dry about 30 more seconds. Place the candy eyes on the face and drop a heavy dot for the nose. Allow to dry for another 30 seconds.
29. Draw a half circle smile and a scar close to the eye, three small lines then on top draw longer line in black.
30. Allow cookies to dry completely for 5-10 hours.

This Halloween sugar cookie friendly Frankenstein recipe is a favorite for kids of all ages.  Everyone loves taking a bite out of this delicioius green monster!