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Monster Eye Cookies
Fun and festive Monster Eye cookies made with butter cookies. Fabulous cookies that are perfect for any Halloween party.
Course
Dessert, Halloween, Snacks
Cuisine
American
Keyword
#HalloweenTreatsWeek, Halloween cookies
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
8
minutes
minutes
cooling time
5
minutes
minutes
Servings
24
cookies
Calories
127
kcal
Author
Eileen Kelly
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
1
cup
unsalted butter, softened
½
cup
white sugar
2
large
eggs
1
teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
2 ¼
cup
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
kosher salt
decorative edible eye
food coloring purple, green, orange
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl combine the all purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Mixing the Monster Eye Cookie
In a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer, cream unsalted butter and sugar until well blended.
Add in the egg and vanilla. Continue to mix for another minute or two, until ingredients well blended.
Gradually mix in the dry ingredients Use low speed on mixer to combine.
Continue to mix until mixture forms together about 3-4 minutes.
Separate dough into 3 bowls.
Use food coloring to color each piece of dough a different color, purple, green, orange. Blend the color well into the dough.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls on a baking sheet.
Either spray sheet with non-stick spray or use a non stick pad on baking tray.
Place the dough on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Press dough down slightly.
Bake about 8 -9 minutes till cookie is baked through
Remove baking tray from oven.
Quickly place eyes on the cookies to your preference 2-3 per cookie.
Let cool completely and enjoy.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
cookie
|
Calories:
127
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
8
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Cholesterol:
20
mg
|
Sodium:
95
mg
|
Potassium:
15
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
4
g
|
Vitamin A:
236
IU
|
Calcium:
4
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg