\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Halloween season is upon us! If you are looking for a quick and simple cookie treat that is all cute and no spook, I\u2019ve got just the design for you. It\u2019s a simple skeleton cookie\u00a0with a\u00a0Day of the Dead skull vibe that will be\u00a0just the thing\u00a0for little goblins!<\/p>\n
I gathered inspiration from a few of my favorite cookie peeps (I\u2019m looking at you Make Me Cake Me and Munchkin Munchies!) and came across the perfect decorating sprinkles to create these easy Halloween skeleton cookies. Here\u2019s a brief how-to for you to try!<\/p>\n
Start with your favorite roll out cookie recipe and a gingerbread man cookie cutter. I loved the general look\u00a0of this bear cutter, so I trimmed the ears off before baking to make my skeleton shape. It worked like a charm!<\/p>\n
Ice the entire base of the cookie\u00a0and while it\u2019s still wet, drop bone sprinkles where the\u00a0limbs would be (these particular candy decorations\u00a0I found at Target). Let the\u00a0icing slightly set, about\u00a030 minutes. I use an oscillating fan or small portable heater fan to speed up the drying process.<\/p>\n
After the base is ready, pipe the\u00a0ribcage and a skull-like face. Immediately\u00a0add eye sprinkles in place. I came across these Wilton Tattoo Daisy\u00a0Sprinkles by chance and knew they would be the perfect detail for\u00a0my skeleton cookies! They bring a bit of whimsy to the design and make the decorating so easy. Always a bonus in my book! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
Included in\u00a0the jar of bone candies I mentioned above were these black bats. I stuck\u00a0a few to the top of the\u00a0skulls when the icing was\u00a0still soft\u00a0to simulate a batty bow. Just an FYI, they were sort of large, so I had to hold it in place a few extra seconds to get it to stay. Looks sweet though!<\/p>\n
Once the cookies\u00a0are completely dry*, preferably overnight, finish the skeleton cookies by\u00a0drawing a big smile with\u00a0an edible food marker.
\n*My impatience in waiting to see the end result caused my marker to go through the icing on a few, so really, try and wait. When this occurs there will be\u00a0marker bleed and\u00a0frustration\u00a0and then shame. I hate messing up at the very end because of my restlessness. ARG!<\/p>\n
And\u00a0they\u2019re done! My cute-not-scary easy skeleton cookies for Halloween!
\nOne last note, dear readers\u2026I created these guys for this year\u2019s 4th annual Go Bo! Foundation Bake Sale, held in beautiful Door Co., WI. This cause\u00a0is\u00a0so dear to my heart, because it is\u00a0based on the notion of kindness and was started in\u00a0honor of a young man\u00a0wise beyond his mere 13 years on this earth.
\nBo Johnson was a boy who\u2019s message to us all was\u00a0to help one another out, pay it forward, and to always be kind. After his passing from a rare from of leukemia in 2012, the Go Bo! Foundation was created by his awesome mom, Annika. This non-profit helps kids with cancer and their families by\u00a0assisting them financially, as well donating to organizations dedicated to childhood cancer research.
\nThanks to the tireless work of JillFCS and FlourGirl Patissier, many of us have watched\u00a0this bake sale grow exponentially since the very beginning (last year this mighty, homegrown sale raised $25,000 for the foundation, with the help of cookie artists from all over the world!). I\u2019ve had the honor of\u00a0meeting Annika and several\u00a0of Bo\u2019s incredible doctors, and listened\u00a0them speak so highly of a remarkable boy and his vision. I am truly humbled to be a part of it all. We hear you, Bo, and we our doing our best to carry on your wish!\u00a0GO BO! \u2764
\nFind\u00a0more information about the bake sale on the\u00a0Facebook page, Go Bo! Foundation Bake Sale,\u00a0and the foundation it supports at\u00a0www.gobofoundation.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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