Spooky Eyeball Sugar Cookies Recipe for Halloween

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

These spooky eyeball sugar cookies are a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween celebrations. With their creepy design and delicious flavor, they make an excellent addition to any Halloween-themed dessert ideas.

This recipe is simple to follow and allows for creativity in decorating. You can easily customize the colors and designs to make them as spooky or playful as you like.

Easy Halloween Eyeball Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are soft and chewy, topped with colorful icing to resemble creepy eyeballs. The recipe takes about 1 hour from start to finish and yields approximately 24 cookies, making it a great Halloween recipe for gatherings.

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Food coloring (red, green, blue, etc.)
1 cup powdered sugar (for icing)
2 tablespoons milk (for icing)
Candy eyeballs or chocolate chips (for decoration)

Instructions

Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually blend in the dry ingredients until just combined.
Shape Cookies: Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place them onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten each ball slightly.
Bake: Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let cool on wire racks.
Prepare Icing: In a bowl, mix powdered sugar with milk and food coloring to achieve desired colors for the eyeballs.
Decorate: Once cookies are cool, use icing to create the eyeball designs. Place candy eyeballs or chocolate chips in the center for added effect.