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Spooky Skeleton Baking Hack

Spooky Skeleton Baking Hack: Fun Halloween Skeleton Cookies Recipe

Join the spooky fun with this Spooky Skeleton Baking Hack for adorable Halloween Skeleton Cookies that are easy to make and delicious to eat.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 18 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Halloween
Calories: 150

Ingredients
  

  • 150 grams margarine
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 200 grams flour
  • 1 unit egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons black cacao powder
  • 80 grams white chocolate

Equipment

  • food processor
  • baking sheet
  • mixing bowl
  • rolling pin
  • gingerbread man cookie cutter
  • piping bag or zip-lock bag

Method
 

  1. Mix all the ingredients in a food processor until you’ve got a crumbly dough.
  2. Knead the dough with your hands until it sticks together.
  3. Form a ball, wrap it with cling film and let it set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  5. Dust your workspace with flour and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough until it’s 3-4 mm thick.
  6. Use the gingerbread man cookie cutters to cut out as many cookies as possible and place them on the baking sheet with a small space between them.
  7. Bake the cookies for 15-18 minutes.
  8. Let them cool on a rack.
  9. Melt the chocolate au-bain-marie or in the microwave at 30 second intervals.
  10. Pour the melted white chocolate in a piping bag or zip-lock bag and cut off a small triangle at the bottom. Decorate the bones on your cookies and let them set.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.5mg

Notes

Feel free to swap margarine for butter or add spices like cinnamon for a twist. These cookies can also be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

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