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Day of the Dead Cookies

Decorated chocolate sugar cookies for Day of the Dead!
Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time1 hour 23 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Dia de los Muertos, Halloween
Servings: 24 cookies

Ingredients

For the chocolate cinnamon cookies:

For the icing:

Decorations:

  • Skittles, sprinkles , candy corn, M&Ms, cinnamon hearts, candy-coated sunflower seeds, licorice, etc.

Instructions

  • In medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt until well combined.
  • In large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar on medium speed 1 minute until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until just combined.
  • Shape dough into disc, then wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Use oval, egg or skull-shaped cookie cutter to cut dough into shapes. Space cookies 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
  • Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes until crisp and set. Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
  • To make icing: In small bowl, stir powdered sugar and milk until well combined. Transfer to quart-size resealable plastic bag. Snip off one end.
  • Outline cookie edges with icing, leaving small border. Fill in center with more icing, using toothpick to spread out icing.
  • Decorate cookies with assorted candies, sprinkles, etc.

Notes

Adapted from Martha Stewart Living

Nutrition

Calories: 3744kcal | Carbohydrates: 608g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 150g | Saturated Fat: 92g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 40g | Trans Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 530mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 1288mg | Fiber: 52g | Sugar: 387g | Vitamin A: 4683IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 800mg | Iron: 21mg