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Halloween Cookies on a Stick

Details

Time
2 hours
Skill Level
Intermediate
Yields
18 (3-1/2 inch) cookies

These Halloween Cookies on a Stick are a frighteningly sweet addition to your costume party or a fun weekend activity for the whole family. Let your creativity take over and dress these delicious chocolate cookies up as cats, pumpkins, mummies, ghosts, monsters or other creepy creatures to make a hauntingly good treat. Bake and decorate beforehand or put together a decorating station so your guests can enjoy making their own crazy creations!

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
35 minutes
Bake Time
10 minutes
Cool Time
33 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup
    butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
  • 3/4 cup
    granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup
    packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2
    eggs
  • 2-1/2 cup
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • About 18
    wooden ice cream sticks
  • decorating icing
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Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven Oven
bowl Bowl
mixer Mixer
measuring cups Measuring Cups
rubber scraper Rubber Scraper
cookie sheet Cookie Sheet
wide spatula Wide Spatula
wire rack Wire Rack
1

Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until creamy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.

2

Drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, about 3 inches apart. Shape into balls. Insert wooden stick about halfway into center of each. Flatten slightly.

3

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 3 minutes; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

4

Decorate as desired with decorating icing. 

Tip

Cookies can be baked one day and decorated the next day.

Additional questions?