You can create these Spooky Halloween Evil Eyeball Cookies by following my easy directions. These will be a huge hit with the kids this Halloween season. Whether you are sending them to a school party, passing them out to your neighborhood kids, or just enjoying them yourselves, they are sure to be a hit!
I named the title of this post with the word ‘evil’ and now looking at them online they don’t look so evil. They actually look super cute! But, the images are made with the title now….lol so the title stays! đ ENJOY!
Cookie Ingredients:
5 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 C soft unsalted butter
2 C granulated sugar
4 eggs
Cookie Cutter:
Mini round cookie cutter
Cookie Directions:
– Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
-Add all 4 eggs at one time…Continue to mix. -Add the vanilla.. Continue mixing.
-Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.
-Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
-Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
-Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
-Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
-Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
-Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
– Put flour out on the wood cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into the batter.
-Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using your cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
-Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
-Using a metal spatula move the cut cookie to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
-Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookie are thoroughly baked.
-Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely. (About 10
minutes).
Royal Icing
Icing Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1 C powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Orange, green, purple and black gel food coloring
Icing Directions:
-Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
-If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
– Leave icing in large bowl. Take out 5 bowls, put 1 C of icing in one bowl keeping the icing white ., divide the remaining icing into quarters.
-Bowl #2 add several drops of orange gel food coloring stirring well until all of the color is blended. Bowl #3, add several drops of green gel food coloring stirring well until all of the color is blended.
-Bowl #4, add several drops of purple gel food coloring stirring to mix well.
Bowl # 5, add several drops of black gel food coloring stirring well until all of the color is blended.
-Spoon each of the icings into individual frosting bags with a #5 tips…. twist the open end of the
bag to push the icing to the tip.
Icing the Evil Eye mini cookies:
-First step for each of the cookies is to outline each one of them in white icing.
-Allow the outline on the cookie at least 30 seconds to dry before filling the body of the cookie in with the other white icing*. ( After outlining all of the round cookies you can push the some of the remaining icing into a bowl and add the 1 tsp of water and mix well to get the right consistency. Using a butter knife to spread it from the outlined part inwards to the center.
-Reserve the rest of the white icing in the frosting bag for the whites of the eyes.
-While the iced cookie is still damp begin to build on the evil eye.
-Divide the iced cookies into thirds.
-Drop a dot or orange icing in the center of the cookie, add a smaller black dot on top of the orange dot then lastly drop a small white dot on top of the black dot .
-Repeat the same instructions as given for the orange eyes for making the green and purple evil eyes.
-Set these aside and allow to completely dry about 4+ hours.
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Tina Wahrmund says
This is such a cute idea. I will definitely try this for Halloween.
lisa says
I love iced sugar cookies. These are so cute. It’d make a fun treat for the kids to take in to school.
salexis says
OMG this is such a creative recipe idea – perfect for the kids… cant wait to try it!!!!
Irma says
I love these ideas!!!
Natalie says
These look so real! What a great Halloween treat idea!
Amy Green says
These cookies look like so much fun. I plan on varying the recipe slightly by making one tiny addition-by putting thin, red icing strips on the whites-of-the-eyeballs area, therefore making the eyes look bloodshot and even more scary! Also, I can place two cookies on a place, side-by-side, framing them with licorice strips. Monster eyeglasses!
M.Clark says
These cookies are a cute Halloween treat. I have to be honest though, they do not look evil. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Jerry Marquardt says
I like the cute little eyeballs. I think this will be great in the kid’s eyes.
Sonya Cocherell says
These are so neat! I wish we could still take homemade goodies to school. I understand why we can’t, but these would be a hit!
Sue M. says
These are really cute cookies, really original recipe idea! Thanks a lot for posting!
Sarah L says
Those came out so well! Would be a big hit at a party.
debbie campbell says
these are so cute! A great cookie to make for a Halloween Party!
Meghan says
My son & his class would love these.
Laurie Arnheim says
These are awesome! I’ve seen videos on icing cookies, and have been dabbling with it, but these are just adorable and look soooooo easy! Thanks!!!
Pamela Gurganus says
I absolutely love these cookies! I’m not much of a baker, but I’m going to give these cookies a try and if they look as cute as yours, I’m going to send them with my nephew to his school Halloween party! The kids will get a big kick out of them! Thank you for sharing!
heather says
This is such a creative idea. I would love to make these this year.
Shannon says
What fun little cookies and thank you for sharing your recipe with us!!!
BILL HOFF says
We are always looking for different treats to prepare the grand kids!
Kelly O says
These are so cool! I love how you explained how to blend the eyeballs. I think I might even be able to pull this off. What a perfect cookie for the holiday đ
Dorothy Boucher says
I love how your cookies came out, and what a fun way to get the children involved in making Halloween cookies , These would be great for a Halloween party at home or school, or even for a treat bag đ
Dorothy Hubbard says
What a great simple cookie idea. I wish I had some of your creative talent.
Kathy C says
I love these cookies! Not sure of my abilities to recreate them though!
rhonda says
Thank you for the suggestion. I will be decorating cookies tomorrow and now I have another idea to add!
Frances Cavallo says
These look awesome!Noot too scary either, aĂąd not too difficult!!! I will definitely be making about 250 of these!!!!
Sarah L says
Very fun and spooky cookies.
Jeanna Massman says
I love these eyeball cookies. They would be perfect for a Halloween party!
Sue Mullaney says
Love these eyeball cookies; this is a really clever recipe! Thanks for posting and have a Happy Halloween!
Sandra Watts says
These are cute. I love Halloween and all the tricks and treats!
Kristin K says
This is a great, fun recipe for me to do next Halloween! I love the way the “eyeballs” look!!! Pretty cool!
Miles Imhoff says
They’re not evil… they’re just… misunderstood… and adorable! đ
God bless,
Miles
Molli vandehey says
i missed this for halloween but my kids will love them anytime
clojo9372 says
This is so so cool! I have to do this for next Halloween. My nieces, nephews, and I would have so much with this. I am gonna pin it for later! Thanks so much! đ
KATE SARSFIELD says
You make it look so easy!
Amy Green says
I can’t believe Halloween is almost here! I figured out a way to make “girl monster” eyeballs with icing for half-open eyelids and black eyelashes!
Ronald Gagnon says
Not only will I try these wonderful treats…I will be the talk of the block
Michele says
I love these cookies.. seem easy enough.. I shall try these to surprise the grandchildren…..
Debbie Welchert says
I would love to make these. My grandchildren would just love them. I love the recipe too!