Mickey Mouse Halloween Cookies

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These Mickey Mouse Halloween cookies are a huge hit at Halloween parties.

Mickey Mouse Halloween Sugar Cookies

It seems that everyone loves Mickey and Minnie, especially when they’re in sugar cookie form!

Mickey Mouse Halloween Cookies

It does take a little time to make this recipe, so set aside a couple of hours. The results are well worth it, though!

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Important! You’ll need Mickey Mouse cookie cutters (you can buy these on Amazon here)

Make yourself comfy. These take a while to decorate, but they’re well worth it. So cute!

What we used to make these Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse Halloween cookies

Mickey Mouse Cookie Cutters

AirBake Natural 2 Pack Cookie Sheet Set

Wilton 415-0906 Dessert Decorator Plus

AmeriColor Student Soft Gel Paste Food Color

Wilton Foodwriter Markers

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Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Halloween Cookies-2

Mickey and Minnie Mouse Halloween Cookies

Yield: 12
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

These Mickey Mouse Halloween cookies are a huge hit.

Ingredients

  • SUGAR COOKIE INGREDIENTS
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups soft unsalted butter
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • Mickey Mouse cookie cutters
  • ROYAL ICING
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 C powder sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • Black, orange, & green gel food coloring.

Instructions

How to make the cookies

  1. First, cream the soft butter with the sugar.
  2. Add all 4 eggs. Mix.
  3. Add vanilla. Mix.
  4. Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.
  5. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
  6. Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
  7. Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap.
  8. Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
  9. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  10. Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and let warm up for half an hour
  11. Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter begin to cut your cookies.
  12. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  13. move the cut cookies to the cookie sheet.
  14. Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes or until light golden on the bottom.
  15. Place cookies on a wire rack to cool.

How to make the Royal icing

  1. Combine all ingredients (except food coloring) in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes.
  2. If icing is not stiff enough, add 1/4 C powder sugar.
  3. Take out 4 TBSP of icing to dye green.
  4. Divide the remaining icing between 3 bowls.
  5. The first bowl stays white.
  6. Add several drops of black gel food coloring in the second bowl of icing. Stir well to mix the color.
  7. Add several drops of orange gel food coloring in the third bowl of icing. Stir well to mix the color.
  8. Add several drops of green gel food coloring in the third bowl of icing. Stir well to mix the color.
  9. Spoon each color of icing into individual frosting bags with a #5 tips. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip. Now, you can decorate the cookies.

How to decorate the Black & White Mickey sugar cookie

Make yourself comfy. These take a while to decorate, but they’re well worth it. So cute!

  1. Outline each of the Mickey cookies in white (except for the ears). Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the cookie.
  2. Fill in the top and bottom of the cookies in with the white icing. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds.
  3. You may want to save the icing in the bag for later. Leave a small amount of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies. Squeeze the remainder of the icing into a bowl then add 1 tsp of water and mix it in.
  4. Using the black icing, outline Mickey’s ears. Allow to dry for 30 seconds before filling in the ears using the black icing
  5. You may want to save the icing in the bag for later. Leave a small amount of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies. Squeeze the remainder of the icing into a bowl then add 1 tsp of water and mix it in.
  6. Following the black & white Mickey’s picture as an outline, draw Mickey’s eyes, nose, smile & mouth with a Wilton Foodwriter.
  7. Outline the eyes in the black icing and fill them in with the black icing. Allow for the eyes to dry for 30 seconds before starting on the nose.
  8. Outline the nose as drawn with the Wilton Foodwriter also in the black icing and again fill it in with the black icing. Allow for the nose to dry for 30 seconds before starting on the mouth.
  9. Following the outline as printed with the Wilton Foodwriter, outline the mouth in the black icing and fill it in with the black icing.
  10. Allow these cookies to dry from 5-10 hours.

How to decorate the Orange Minnie sugar cookie

Set down, get comfortable, as this takes a while.

  1. Outline each of the Minnie cookies in orange including the inner part of the ear. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the cookie. Fill in the top and bottom of the cookies in with the orange icing. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the cookie.
  2. You may want to save the icing in the bag for later. Leave a small amount of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies. Squeeze the remainder of the icing into a bowl then add 1 tsp of water and mix it in.
  3. Following the Minnie’s picture as an outline, draw Minnies’s eyes, nose, smile,mouth & bow with a Wilton Foodwriter.
  4. Outline and fill a small black bow on Minnie’s forehead, allow the 30 seconds to dry. In the middle of the bow add a small orange dot.
  5. Outline the eyes in the black icing and fill them in with the black icing. Allow for the eyes to dry for 30 seconds before starting on the nose.
  6. Outline the nose as drawn with the Wilton Foodwriter also in the black icing and again fill it in with the black icing. Allow for the nose to dry for 30 seconds before starting on the mouth.
  7. Following the outline as printed with the Wilton Foodwriter, outline the mouth in the black icing and fill it in with the black icing.
  8. Using the green icing add a vine along the outline of her ears.
  9. Allow these cookies to dry from 5-10 hours.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 658Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 336mgCarbohydrates: 97gFiber: 2gSugar: 55gProtein: 9g

All information and tools presented and written within this site are intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.

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