Frosted Halloween Sugar Cookies
Frosted Halloween Sugar Cookies are soft, buttery and topped with creamy orange frosting and festive sprinkles.
Servings: 12
Calories: 348kcal
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Spatula
- Mixing Bowl
- 3 Tablespoon Cookie Scoop
- Offset Spatula
Ingredients
SUGAR COOKIES:
- 250 grams all-purpose flour about 2 cups
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 200 grams granulated sugar about 1 cup
- 1 stick butter, unsalted softened
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ tablespoon pure vanilla extract
FROSTING:
- 230 grams icing sugar about 2 cups
- 12 tablespoon butter softened (¾ stick)
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
- orange food coloring optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk all-purpose flour, sea salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer cream together sugar and softened butter for about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is mixed well.
- Mix pure vanilla extract and Greek yogurt to the batter just until combined.
- Add dry ingredients and mix for one minute.
- Using a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop, place rolled balls at least 1 ½ inches apart on your lined baking sheet as they will spread.
- Bake for about 9-10 minutes or until the edges start to get golden. Repeat on a cool baking sheet until all your dough is used up.
- Cool fully then start your frosting.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add icing sugar and butter and cream together until smooth. If you want a slightly lighter, slightly thinner frosting add up to 1 tablespoon of milk, adding 1 teaspoon at a time (I added 1 full tablespoon).
- Add orange food coloring and mix again until fully incorporated.
- Generously add about 2-3 tablespoons of frosting and spread over cooled cookies with an offset spatula.
- Add any Halloween sprinkles desired (note: you will want to lightly press them in or place your sprinkles on a shallow plate and dip with light pressure to adhere).
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Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for the best results. Make sure your butter is softened, and your yogurt is not cold. Using a cookie scoop ensures a uniform cookie size and even bake time.
- Mixing just until combined gives you delicious and light sugar cookies with the perfect texture.
- Frosting will melt on warm cookies, cool them completely for the best results.
- For a smaller bite-sized cookie, use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop and bake at 350F for 7 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 366mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 412IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
