Dessert for 18
Halloween Sugar Cookies
Soft sugar cookies are colored, sprinkled, and baked until lightly golden for a festive Halloween dessert.
Typical price
$1.17for 4 servings
$0.29 per serving$1.17 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 62 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 18servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.27 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaFlour
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/3 cups cake flour
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- food coloring
- halloween themed sprinkles
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
- Beat the butter and 1 1/3 cups sugar in a large bowl until creamy, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Whisk the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cake flour, and all-purpose flour in another bowl, then mix them into the butter mixture.
- Divide the dough, tint portions with food coloring, and chill it for 20 minutes.
- Shape the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls, place them 2 inches apart on the sheets, and press sprinkles on top.
- Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, then cool them on the sheets for 10 minutes.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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