Description
These Witch Hat Cookies are a delightful Halloween treat with a soft peanut butter base, decorated with Halloween sprinkles and topped with Hershey’s Hugs or Kisses to create a festive witch hat shape. The purple-hued cookies are both fun to make and enjoy, perfect for adding a spooky touch to your Halloween celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Purple gel food coloring (or any color of choice)
- Halloween sprinkles or purple sanding sugar
- 33 Hershey’s Hugs or Kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
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Prepare the Dough:
- In a large bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using an electric mixer for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the egg, peanut butter, and vanilla, mixing until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until combined.
- Add purple gel food coloring to the dough and mix evenly.
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Chill the Dough:
- Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
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Bake the Cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll the chilled dough balls in Halloween sprinkles or sanding sugar.
- Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a lined baking sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes, until puffed and starting to crack.
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Add the Witch Hat:
- Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press a Hershey’s Hug or Kiss into the center of each cookie.
- Place the tray in the freezer for 10 minutes to prevent the chocolate from melting.
Notes
- Ensure that the dough is well-chilled to avoid spreading during baking.
- You can use different colors of gel food coloring to match your Halloween theme.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 9-11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg