Stenciled Halloween Sugar Cookies Video Tutorial

Celebrate the season with stenciled Halloween sugar cookies as a fun project to make with the kids. Stenciled on my popular recipe for vanilla sugar cookies these are such an ideal treat. The stenciling technique is so simple, easy and effortless that you and the kids will have loads of fun. Give them as gifts and everyone will be impressed.

Ingredients

Cookies

▢ 3 cups (375 g) All-purpose flour
▢ 2 tbsp (30 g) Cornstarch (cornflour)
▢ 8 oz (226 g) Unsalted butter room temperature
▢ 2 cups (240 g) Powdered sugar confectioners sugar/ icing sugar
▢ 2 Eggs large
▢ ¼ tsp Salt
▢ 2 tsp Vanilla extract

Cocoa paste

▢ 4 tbsp (30 g) cocoa powder
▢ 4 tbsp water.

Instructions

Cookie Dough

Cream butter and powdered sugar in your mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
Add in the salt and vanilla.
Followed by the eggs one at a time – incorporating each well.
Next goes in the dry ingredients (flour, cornstarch -cocoa powder for chocolate cookies)
Bring the dough together and divide into two discs.
Wrap in cling/plastic wrap for at least 1 to 2 hours.
Once the dough is chilled, roll it on a lightly floured surface evenly.
I roll my cookies ⅛ inch or 3 mm thick using a rolling pin with spacers
Use a 3-inch circle cookie cutter and cut cookies
Chill the cookies for at least 2 hours or until firm.

Cocoa paste

combine the cocoa powder and water to form a paste.
The ratio of cocoa powder to water is just a guide
What you looking for is a paste consistency

Stencil cookies

Ensure cookies are firm to the touch.
Place stencil on the cookie
Using a damp paintbrush lightly dipped in the cocoa paste.
Hold the stencil firmly on the cookie (which is why we need the cookies to be chilled well)
Brush the cocoa paste on the stencil as shown in the video.
When done – lift the stencil carefully to reveal the design
Any minor cocoa paste smears can be cleaned gently with a wet paper towel
Place the cookies on a baking tray and chill them again.

Bake & Cool

Once the cookies are chilled again.
Preheat the oven to 180C/ 360 F
Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until just starting to get lightly golden on the edges.
Cool on a cookie rack before you stack and store in the cookie jar.

Nutrition Information

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