5 Halloween-Inspired Cookies

5 Halloween-Inspired Cookies

When the costumes are being chosen, the spooky playlist is being prepared and the invites for parties are starting to trickle in, it can only mean one thing. Halloween has arrived! At Bobs Red Mill, we love using this cozy season as an excuse to turn on the oven, throw on an apron and get baking. With colors of orange, black and purple all around and plenty of sweet tooths to satisfy, its one of our favorite times of the year. For this years festivities, why not switch up the traditional candy for cookies in fun shapes instead? Whether its Peanut Butter Spiderweb Cookies or Soft Orange Sugar Cookies youre interested in, read on for this years top Halloween cookies recipes from the Bobs Red Mill team.

Halloween Ginger Cookies

5 Halloween-Inspired Cookies | Bob's Red Mill Blog At Bobs Red Mill, we think these adorable Halloween Ginger Cookies are about as sweet as it gets! Treat your little goblins to these sweet and spicy rolled cookies. They spark with crystallized ginger and are super easy to throw together. Even the littlest bakers will love decorating these treatsand of course eating them! Theyre made with our Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour, minced ginger, baking powder, butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. With a hint of ground ginger, these cookies are unique compared to the usual Halloween cookies recipes. The icing can be made with powdered sugar and either milk or pumpkin puree. Use milk for a simple icing, or go for the pumpkin if youre looking to spice things up even more! This particular recipe makes 24-36 cookies, so its perfect for Halloween parties and spooky gatherings with your favorite ghouls. Make sure to bake your cookies until the edges are slightly golden, rotating sheets halfway through baking. After the cookies are cool, get decorating! Once your frosting is ready, add color as you please, spread it on your cookies, then use sprinkles, candy eyeballs or anything else your heart desires to bring them to life. If you love all things ginger, pair your cookies with this recipe for Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pumpkin Lattes from Kitchen Treaty. Milk, maple syrup and vanilla combine with the flavors of ground ginger and nutmeg for a cozy, warm and completely fall-inspired treat. For optional toppings, go for light whipped cream or coconut cream along with some additional ground nutmeg and cinnamon sticks.

Peanut Butter Spiderweb Cookies

5 Halloween-Inspired Cookies | Bob's Red Mill Blog When it comes to recipes for Halloween cookies, it doesnt get any more festive than these Peanut Butter Spiderweb Cookies. These chewy cookies are packed with flavor, and despite how artistic they are, the icing spider webs are simple to make! First, put down a layer of white icing. Place a black dot in the center and work your spiral out from the center to the outer edge. When you do this, like magic, youll get perfectly spooky spider webs every time. Recipe creator Meghan uses Bobs Red Mill Organic All Purpose Unbleached White Flour, which is vegan, kosher and USDA certified organic, to make her cookies. In fact, she says that our flour is what gives these delightful cookies their perfectly chewy texture. Once combined with a royal icing of egg whites, vanilla extract, powdered sugar and black food coloring, these cookies become an instant Halloween masterpiece. As Meghan notes, peanut butter begins to make a bigger appearance in her food during the autumn season, in part because it pairs perfectly with crisp apples! If youre a peanut butter fan in the fall, try this recipe for Peanut Butter Halloween Eyeballs from The Spruce Eats. Not only will these eyeballs frighten all of your Halloween guests at first sight, but the sweet and salty flavor will have them swooning. Sometimes, theres no flavor combination quite as delicious as smooth peanut butter, white chocolate and candy-coated chocolate pieces. Make a big batch of these eyeball treats for your most discerning of Halloween dessert guests. We think theyre ideal for spooky Halloween parties and holiday gatherings at school.

Soft Orange Sugar Cookies

5 Halloween-Inspired Cookies | Bob's Red Mill Blog For festive Halloween cookies, ideas can be as simple and easy as sugar cookies! These Soft Orange Sugar Cookies from Alicia Skousen of The Baker Upstairs have a soft and thick cookie base thats lightly sweetened and flavored with orange zest. Once topped with a creamy and sweet layer of orange icing, they taste just like the best chewy store-bought cookies. Of course, homemade is always better, especially when its baked with a bunch of Halloween-inspired love! With a simple base of orange zest, sugar, softened butter, eggs and Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour, these cookies have a delightfully soft texture. The orange zest, vanilla and orange extract add a hint of all things citrus to the batter, a welcome addition to balance out the sweetness of the Halloween holiday. With a frosting made from softened butter, orange extract, orange juice and a drop or two of food coloring, these cookies instantly become a Halloween hit. You can also follow the same recipe, but use lemon juice and yellow coloring for additional interest. Keep things simple with sprinkles or jazz it up by using your favorite Halloween candies and decor. For more extravagant cookies that can be cut into shapes like pumpkins, ghosts and bats, try this recipe for Rolled Sugar Cookies. These Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs are an excellent starting point for all your most festive Halloween cut out cookies! To keep things colorful, use Bobs Red Mill Sparkling Sugar with food coloring to give your cookies an extra hint of all things Halloween.

Halloween Chocolate Cookies

5 Halloween-Inspired Cookies | Bob's Red Mill Blog Reeses Pieces candies and cookies go hand-in-hand during the Halloween season, so when it comes to recipes for Halloween cookies, why not combine the two for a delightful dessert? These Halloween Chocolate Cookies from The Rustic Foodie combine our love for Halloween candies with our deep appreciation for the rich and wonderful flavor of chocolate. The recipe calls for gluten free flour, though it you want to keep the cookies entirely gluten free, youll want to swap out your beloved Reeses pieces for another candy alternative. This is a good cookie to make for a school party or a fall festival, especially when time is running short. You can also go the route of creating a similar candy treat, but turning it into a bar instead. These Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars from Together as a Family are soft, thick and loaded with oats and peanut butter. If you find yourself the day after Halloween with tons of leftover candy, these bars are your best bet! Throw your candy into a mixing bowl with a whole bunch of wonderful ingredients, and youll have a fantastic dessert. Pair this sweet treat with a big mug of pumpkin or autumn-inspired tea for an amazing late night indulgence.

Candy Corn Cookies

5 Halloween-Inspired Cookies | Bob's Red Mill Blog No list of Halloween cookies recipes is complete without a classic candy corn-themed cookie. These Candy Corn Cookies from Taste of Home are perfectly buttery and made with just a handful of simple ingredients. You can shape these beautiful Halloween cut out cookies with a knife or a candy corn cookie cutter, if you have one. For an extra special Halloween hostess gift, place your treats on a Halloween-themed plate surrounded with candy corn! Little ones will love looking forward to this tri-color tradition every autumn. These Gluten Free Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Maple Frosting from Caramel and Cashews are beautiful, tasty and have a lot less sugar than some of their cupcake counterparts out there. We love that Carolyn uses our Gluten Free 1-to-1 flour to achieve her ideal texture for her adorable cupcakes! Have any favorite recipes for Halloween cookies and goodies you love to whip up year after year? Feel free to share them with us in the comments below. Wed love to hear what sort of spook-tacular treats you and your family make during the festive Halloween season. After all, autumn is a time for staying cozy indoors while the leaves turn brilliant shades of orange and yellow and the air gets crisp. For this reason, theres no better season to get to the kitchen and get baking! From all of us at Bobs Red Mill, wishing you a happy, fun and completely festive holiday season ahead. Whether youre baking bats, spiders, ghosts or candy corns, we know theyll be delicious!
Bob's Red Mill
October 20 2019

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