holy ghost cookies

i am a weirdo. i like to pull off little unexpected fun things for a laugh. today was no exception. it was halloween yesterday and i decided i was going to make some cookies and decorate them for the girls i minister to and some other close mates.

here's the quirk - i decided to make them religious halloween style hahahaha.

i came across this little picture on the internet and decided holy ghost cookies were a go - and used the recipe i've been using as a go to for years, going all the way back to the pineapple cookies i did for madeline's fifth birthday!

best sugar cookies from in katrina's kitchen

Ingredients:

226 grams unsalted butter

1 cup granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 egg

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups plain flour 

Instructions

Preheat oven to 160 degrees celcius (fan forced).

In a mixer, cream butter and sugar until smooth, at least 3 minutes

Beat in extracts and egg. Almond extract can be switched out for more vanilla, lemon, maple, peppermint…

In a separate bowl, combine baking powder and salt with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients.

If the dough looks crumbly keep mixing for 30 seconds to 1 minute longer. The dough should be pulling away from the sides of the mixer.

Dough does not need to be chilled. Divide into workable batches (2-3 chunks), roll out onto a floured surface, and cut. You want these cookies to be on the thicker side (closer to 1/4 inch rather than 1/8).

Bake at 160 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.

so easy and even easier to decorate - i simply spread them with melted white chocolate and then stuck little candy eyes on while it was still soft.

into bags and out to friends. so easy and so. much. fun! i can live up to my weirdo status for yet another year hahaha.