Description
Buttery shortbread cookies decorated with Halloween sprinkles, chocolate, or candy eyeballs – festive and delicious for spooky season.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
½ cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
Halloween sprinkles or candy eyeballs
Instructions
1. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla.
2. Mix in flour and salt until dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips if using.
3. Wrap dough and chill 30 minutes.
4. Roll to ¼ inch and cut into Halloween shapes.
5. Bake at 350°F for 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
6. Cool and decorate with sprinkles, chocolate drizzle, or candy eyes.
Notes
Chill dough to prevent spreading.
Freeze dough for up to 2 months.
Use cocoa powder for chocolate shortbread or food coloring for festive dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg