If you’re looking for a fun Halloween treat for kids – look no further. These Halloween Cookies for Kids are the perfect Halloween activity and treat to make with kids of all ages! These are even easy for toddlers to help make.
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Have you ever wanted to create some festive Halloween cookies but using royal icing is just too much trouble? Then try this recipe! Working with fondant (in my opinion) is actually easier than royal icing. Follow these easy steps and you’ll have some spooky cookies of your own!
Simply bake some cookies with your favorite cookie recipe and then follow the directions below for decorating! Using an edible marker is great because kids of all ages can help decorate the cookies. Kids can even help roll out the fondant too!
Here’s what you need to decorate your cookies:
– White and Orange Fondant (you can buy this at the Bulk Barn or Michaels)
– Optional: Icing Color (orange for the pumpkin if you do not purchase orange fondant)
1. Bake cookies with a ghost and pumpkin cookie cutter.
2. Tint your white fondant orange.
Add some food coloring and knead until it spreads evenly. Alternatively you can buy orange fondant.
3. Knead the fondant until soft.
Using a rolling pin, roll out a thin layer of fondant.
Press in the cookie cutters to make the same shape as your cookies.
4. Attach the fondant shape to the cookie by brushing on a little bit of water on the cookie first.
The water will help the fondant stick to the cookie.
5. Place the fondant shape onto the cookie.
Smooth out any edges with a fondant smoother or by hand. You can soften some edges with a little bit of water too, if needed.
6. Use an edible marker to add faces to your ghosts and jack-o-lanterns!
These cookies are so easy for kids of all ages to make, even toddlers can help! Kids will love drawing on their own faces to the cookies too.
Ingredients
- White and Orange Fondant
- Orange Icing Color Optional
- Halloween Cookie Cutter Shapes
- Black Edible Marker
Instructions
- Bake cookies with a ghost and pumpkin cookie cutter.
- Tint your white fondant orange. Add some food coloring and knead until it spreads evenly. Alternatively you can buy orange fondant.
- Knead the fondant until soft. Using a rolling pin, roll out a thin layer of fondant. Press in the cookie cutters to make the same shape as your cookies.
- Attach the fondant shape to the cookie by brushing on a little bit of water on the cookie first.The water will help the fondant stick to the cookie.
- Place the fondant shape onto the cookie. Smooth out any edges with a fondant smoother or by hand. You can soften some edges with a little bit of water too, if needed.
- Use an edible marker to add faces to your ghosts and jack-o-lanterns!
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I was just wondering how people create these shapes but then I saw the cookie cutters. Sounds super easy to make!
What a time saving idea for decorated cookies! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks so much Donna!
If you buy the fondant premade they really aren’t that hard to make! 🙂 Good Luck!
Thanks Amber!
Thanks for popping by Letty!
They are easy Lauren, so glad you like them!
I love these so much. I’m always hesitant to use fondant but you make it look so easy.
Thanks Bethany! I buy my fondant pre-made from the Bulk Barn so that really cuts out a lot of work!