Cookies & BarsNo. 4546 · The 2026 edition
Halloween Sugar Cookies With Buttercream Frosting
Spooky and sweet Halloween sugar cookies with creamy buttercream and crunchy sanding sugar—perfect for your party!
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These Halloween sugar cookies start with baked cut-out cookies that are cooled completely. Then they're frosted with colored buttercream, dipped in sanding sugar, and decorated with candy eyes for a fun, festive treat.
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Directions
- Bake your cut-out sugar cookies and let them cool completely before decorating.
- Use a piping bag or a knife to apply the colored buttercream frosting (white, black, orange, and green) onto the cooled cookies.
- If you want a smooth finish, run an offset spatula or a knife over the frosting.
- Gently dip the frosted side of each cookie into a shallow dish filled with sanding sugar (matching colors), then lift and tap off any extra sugar.
- Finish by pressing candy eyes onto the cookies and adding any extra piping or decorations. Enjoy!
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