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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies

Crunchy chocolate cookies decorated with icing to look like a skeleton.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Ameican
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 15 Cookies
Calories 283kcal
Author Krystle Smith

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 2 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • ½ Cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 Cup Butter Softened
  • 1 Cup White Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Icing:

  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Whole Milk
  • 1 tablespoon Light Corn Syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together. Stir in egg and vanilla.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk flour and cocoa powder together.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter mixture stirring until just combined.
  • Dust work table with flour. Roll dough out until it is around ¼ of an inch thick.
  • Cut out using a gingerbread man cookie cutter.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes.
  • For The Icing: Combine all ingredients until smooth. Pour into a piping bag.
  • Pipe skeleton design onto cookies. Let sit 1-2 hours or until hard.

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 394IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg