Spooky Halloween Cutout Cookies

Name: Spooky Halloween Cutout Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 1 egg; 79 milliliters shortening; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 1 box Betty devils food, white or yellow cake mix

Spooky Halloween Cutout Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up cake mix, vanilla, shortening, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for Halloween. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375F (350F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat all ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until thoroughly mixed.

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Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 1/4 inch thick using cloth-covered rolling pin. With 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes.

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Dough

Roll

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Cut designs in cookies with sharp knife if desired. On ungreased cookie sheets, place shapes.

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Bake 6 to 8 minutes or just until set (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute. Immediately make hole in tops of some cookies, using end of plastic straw; trim any cut edges with sharp knife to straighten.

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Drinking Straws

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Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

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Tie ribbon or yarn through holes to hang. Hang ornaments on tree branches anchored in a pot or on Halloween tree (available at craft stores). Decorate remaining cookies as desired, and store covered.

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