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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies Recipe

September 1, 2019 By Melissa 8 Comments
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Looking for a fun treat for Halloween? Check out this chocolate skeleton cookies recipe made with a gingerbread man cookie cutter.

 

Looking for a fun treat for a Halloween party? Then check out these  chocolate skeleton cookies made with a gingerbread man cookie cutter. These are so cute and fun for any Halloween get together. You could bag them and give them as a Halloween treat at school halloween parties.

 

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I love that they are made with just simple ingredients and use the gingerbread  man cookie cutter which you probably already have at home.

 

 

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  • Chocolate Skeleton Cookies Recipe
    • Ingredients
      • Cookies:
      • Icing:
    • Instructions
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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies Recipe

Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time8 mins
Total Time38 mins
Course: Chocolate Skeleton Cookies
Cuisine: dessert
Author: Melissa

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 2 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Icing:

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Milk
  • 1 tbsp Corn Syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cream together the butter and sugar.
  • Add in the egg and vanilla until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cocoa powder
  • Slowly add flour mixture to the butter mixture by spoonfuls at low speed, frequently scraping down sides.
  • Dust work area with cocoa powder or flour.
  • Roll dough to 1/4" thickness.
  • Cut out gingerbread man shapes and place on baking sheets.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes, until set.
  • Let cookies cool in pan for 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack to finish cooling.
  • Mix powdered sugar, milk and corn syrup in a small bowl until smooth.
  • Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag to pipe skeleton onto cookies.
  • Try not to get lines too close together so they don't run together.
  • Allow to sit for at least an hour for icing to get hard.

 

 

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  1. Angeline @ Dots & Dust says

    September 29, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    These are so cute! I don’t think I could make them look that good but I sure could try 🙂 Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      October 7, 2015 at 8:13 am

      It really isn’t that hard. You can do it! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Heidi says

    October 16, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    So cute, love this idea for gingerbread men cookies–Halloween style!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      October 17, 2016 at 2:46 am

      Thanks! They are such fun Halloween cookies!

      Reply
  3. Monica says

    October 18, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Thanks for this great idea! I love it when things like cookie cutters have dual uses! 🙂

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      October 19, 2016 at 9:03 am

      I know! Me too. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Nicole says

    October 24, 2016 at 11:12 pm

    That’s such a great idea to use your gingerbread man cookie cutter! Cute skeleton cookies for Halloween! Thank you for sharing your post at the #HomeMattersParty this week. We hope you’ll join us again when the next party goes live this Friday at 12AM EST.

    Reply
  5. Emily says

    November 1, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    5 stars
    These are so adorable!

    Reply

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