A lot of people like to decorate their homes for Halloween. And whose fault is it? The Americans ;P Even though I like Halloween – there are no decorations happening in our house. Maybe a pumpkin on the terrace. That’s all. But I like to bake spooky and tasty stuff for Halloween ;) Something like these delicious Black ‘n’ White Halloween Cookies…
Some of you might know that I love to bake cookies. That’s the reason you can find over 300 cookie recipes here on the blog I guess ;P Especially cookies with chocolate and cocoa are my favorites. I am a chocoholic I guess ;)
These cookies here have been made with black cocoa. Not only because you get very nice and dark cookies (D’oh!) – perfect Halloween – but also because this black cocoa powder tastes really special. Like Oreo cookies. If you never used black cocoa you might want to change that one day. It’s not cheap – I have to admit that – but you can do a lot with it tbh. You should like the flavor of Oreos, of course. If that’s not your “thing” you might want to switch to regular baking cocoa here and maybe some black food color if you are aiming for black cookies ;P
These cookies are not only suitable for Halloween, but also great for “Dia de los Muertos” – the Day of the Dead. Coming up shortly after Halloween and much less bloody and scary… that holiday is much more colorful and cheerful ;P If you’ve seen the movie “Coco” you know what I mean. You might want to take a look and my cookies for that day as well: Day of the Dead Cookies.
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the dough:
3/4 cup (170g) butter
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (30g) black cocoa powder*
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
For the royal icing:
5.6-7 oz.-(160g-200g) confectioners’ sugar
1 medium egg white
1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice, plus more if needed
Halloween cookie cutters* (skull, spider web, coffin, bat, pumpkin, etc.)
Für den Teig:
170g Butter
100g Zucker
1 Ei (L)
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
260g Mehl (Type 550)
30g schwarzer Kakao*
1/4 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Salz
Für das Royal Icing:
160-200g Puderzucker
1 Eiweiß (M)
1/2 TL frischer Zitronensaft, plus ggf. mehr
Ausstecher für Halloween* (Totenkopf, Spinnennetz, Sarg, Fledermaus, Kürbis etc.)
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Take about half of the dough and roll out thinly on a floured surface. Use Halloween cookie cutters and cut out as many cookies as possible, collect the scraps and roll out and cut out more cookies. Keep the rest of the dough in the fridge. Bake the first batch of cookies for about 10-11 minutes, then take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
3. For the royal icing mix about 5.6 oz. (150g) of the confectioners’ sugar with the egg white and lemon juice, then add more confectioners’ sugar if necessary until you get a nice thick consistency – you don’t want the icing to be too runny. Fill into a piping bag with a small round tip and decorate the cookies to your liking. Let the finished cookies dry for at least 8 hours or overnight. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.
2. Den Ofen auf 165°C (325°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Die Hälfte des Teiges aus dem Kühlschrank nehmen und auf einer bemehlten Fläche etwa dünn ausrollen. Mit Halloween Ausstechern so viele Cookies wie möglich ausstechen und auf das Backblech legen. Teigreste sammeln und erneut ausstechen. Teig, der nicht verwendet wird, zurück in den Kühlschrank legen. Die erste Ladung Cookies für 10-11 Minuten backen, aus dem Ofen holen und die Kekse auf dem Blech etwas abkühlen lassen, dann auf einem Kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen, bis alles aufgebraucht ist.
3. Für das Royal Icing erst einmal 150g des Puderzuckers mit dem Eiweiß und Zitronensaft verrühren, dann ggf. noch etwas Puderzucker nachlegen. Die Konsistenz des Icings sollte nicht zu dünnflüssig sein. In einen Spritzbeutel mit kleiner runder Tülle einfüllen und dann die Cookies nach Belieben mit dem Icing dekorieren. Die Cookies für mindestens 8 Stunden trocknen lassen. In einem luftdichten Behälter an einem kühlen Ort aufbewahren.
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Here is a version of the recipe you can print easily.
PrintHalloween Black ‘n’ White Cookies
- Prep Time: 00:30
- Cook Time: 00:11
- Total Time: 12:00
- Yield: 25 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: United States
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Almost scary – these Halloween Black ‘n’ White Cookies are not really creepy. They are kind of cute. Perfect for a family Halloween party ;)
Ingredients
For the dough:
3/4 cup (170g) butter
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (30g) black cocoa powder*
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
For the royal icing:
5.6–7 oz.-(160g-200g) confectioners’ sugar
1 medium egg white
1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice, plus more if needed
Halloween cookie cutters* (skull, spider web, coffin, bat, pumpkin, etc.)
Instructions
1. For the dough add the butter and sugar to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy for several minutes. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Mix the flour with the black cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt and add to the bowl – mix until just combined. Shape the dough into a ball, flatten it and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Take about half of the dough and roll out thinly on a floured surface. Use Halloween cookie cutters and cut out as many cookies as possible, collect the scraps and roll out and cut out more cookies. Keep the rest of the dough in the fridge. Bake the first batch of cookies for about 10-11 minutes, then take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
3. For the royal icing mix about 5.6 oz. (150g) of the confectioners’ sugar with the egg white and lemon juice, then add more confectioners’ sugar if necessary until you get a nice thick consistency – you don’t want the icing to be too runny. Fill into a piping bag with a small round tip and decorate the cookies to your liking. Let the finished cookies dry for at least 8 hours or overnight. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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