Description
Soft, buttery cookies decorated with colorful icing, perfect for celebrating Día de los Muertos. These cookies can be personalized with bright designs that reflect the spirit of the holiday.
Ingredients
Scale
For the cookies:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
For the icing:
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp milk, plus more for thinning
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
- Black, teal, orange, green, purple, and yellow food coloring
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla extract, and mix until combined.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface and cut into desired shapes.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 minutes or until edges are lightly golden. Let cool.
- Prepare icing by whisking powdered sugar, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. Add food coloring as desired.
- Decorate cookies with icing, creating intricate sugar skull designs.
Notes
Use different piping tips to create detailed patterns. Thin the icing with extra milk for flooding and thicker for outlining.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25g
Keywords: Day of the Dead Cookies