Halloween Shortbread Cookies 

Halloween Eyeball Cookies

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These eyeball Halloween cookies are the easiest treats you can create as a fun project with the kids this Halloween season. The shortbread cookie dough is simple, easy, very similar to play dough with no chilling time required in between. This means you can make the dough, bake and enjoy the cookies in just 20 minutes.

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– They make perfect kids projects for Halloween. The base is my popular white shortbread cookie which is as simple as playdough. So easy to work with and so forgiving.

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Ingredients

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The dough

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Cocoa paste

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Bake

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Paint!

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These take less than 30 minutes to make and are super simple and fun to make!

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Halloween Eyeball Cookies

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– They make perfect kids projects for Halloween. The base is my popular white shortbread cookie which is as simple as playdough. So easy to work with and so forgiving.

Ingredients

The dough

Cocoa paste

Bake

Paint!

These take less than 30 minutes to make and are super simple and fun to make!

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