Mummy Sugar Cookies with White Icing Bandages Recipe

These Mummy Sugar Cookies with White Icing Bandages are a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween. They are easy to make and will delight both kids and adults alike with their spooky appearance and delicious flavor.

This recipe combines classic sugar cookie dough with a simple icing technique to create adorable mummy designs. Get ready to impress your guests at your Halloween party!

Spooky Mummy Sugar Cookies Recipe

These cookies are soft and sweet, decorated with white icing to resemble mummies. The recipe yields about 24 cookies and takes approximately 1 hour to prepare and decorate.

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
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing)
Black icing or chocolate chips for eyes

Instructions

Preheat the 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 and vanilla until well blended.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture 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 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let cool on wire racks.
Prepare Icing: In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Adjust consistency with more milk or powdered sugar as needed.
Decorate Cookies: Use a piping bag or a zip-top bag with a corner snipped off to drizzle the white icing over the cooled cookies to create bandage patterns.
Add Eyes: Use black icing or chocolate chips to add eyes to the mummies.
Serve: Allow the icing to set before serving. Enjoy your spooky Halloween cookies!