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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies Recipe – A Sweet & Spooky Recipe

October 2, 2022 By Melissa 8 Comments
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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. Be sure to check out our free printable Halloween treat labels and bags below. We also have lots of easy party planning ideas for the best Halloween party around!

Looking for a fun treat for Halloween? Check out this chocolate skeleton cookies recipe made with a gingerbread man cookie cutter.

Table of Contents

  • Halloween Skeleton Cookies
  • Skeleton Cookies Make Great DIY Halloween Gift
  • What are the Ingredients for Skeleton Cookies?
      • Cookie Ingredients
      • Icing Ingredients
  • How to Make Skeleton Cookies
  • Chocolate Skeleton Cookies Recipe
    • Ingredients
      • Cookies:
      • Icing:
    • Instructions

Halloween Skeleton Cookies

If you’re looking for a way to get into the spooky spirit with your family this Halloween season then make these skeleton cookies! They’re easy enough that kids can help mix up cookie dough but still wonderfully old-school homemade quality so they’ll feel special.

These skeleton cookies are the perfect way to add a little bit of spookiness to your Halloween celebrations. With a simple and easy recipe, you’ll have everyone in the neighborhood asking for the recipe!

Skeleton Cookies Make Great DIY Halloween Gift

Skeleton cookies are a delicious Halloween treat that your little ghosts and goblins will love. They are easy to make and bag up as a great DIY Halloween gift.

These cookies are a great snack or party treat. They are perfect for any Halloween party, and can even be given as gifts to friends and family.

skeleton cookies cutout

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

skeletoncookieingredients

What are the Ingredients for Skeleton Cookies?

Cookie Ingredients

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

Icing Ingredients

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

How to Make Skeleton Cookies

  • 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.


These skeleton cookies are perfect for any Halloween party. They’re simple to make, and everyone will love them!

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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies Recipe

Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time8 minutes mins
Total Time38 minutes 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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