I have been chomping at the bit since mid-August to post these skeleton cookies. It seems to me that “blog time” moves even faster than real time, and is measured from holiday to holiday.As far as keeping up, I seem to teeter on both ends of the spectrum…early or late!
I knew I was going to make some sort of skeleton cookie this Halloween, and the decision was sealed when I spotted THIS perfect skeleton model from Better Homes and Gardens! I liked the simple lines (I LOVE “simple”) when I saw it, and knew that I would be able to make him into a cookie (or cookies to be more precise)! I simply printed the image, reduced it a bit and cut out the bones onto cardstock.
I am more into cute than creepy, so I made some friendly looking fellas. A smile makes a big difference, and the heart is the perfect ending touch.
At the time, I already had some sugar cookie dough prepared, and just added AmeriColor Gel Paste Super Black food coloring to it. I used royal icing to decorate.
Once baked, they came together very quickly. “Quickly” is another thing I love! 
As you can see, he ends up being pretty “tall” when you put him together. The ruler is 12-inches or 30 cm.
I’m going to bag each skeleton and give one to each of my munchkins as a “bag o’ bones”:) I know they’ll have fun playing with the skeleton, arranging his bones, and finally, munching on them.
Skeleton Cookies
I batch of sugar cookie dough 1 batch of royal icing Black food coloring Red food coloring Skeleton bones cookie cutters or templates Black AmeriColor Gourmet Writer Tiny heart cookie cutter
Directions
Make sugar cookie dough and add black food coloring. Mix well.
Make a template of a skeleton and cut out the bones on cardstock
Roll out cookie dough and place templates on top.
Cut around templates with a sharp knife.
Use a spatula and place cookies on baking sheet.
Use tiny heart cutter to cut out hearts from dough and place on baking sheet.
Place baking sheets in freezer for about 15 minutes, to help bones hold their shape.
Bake according to recipe instructions.
Let cookies cool completely on cooling racks.
Set cooled cookies out on work surface.
Set a small amount of royal icing aside and add red food coloring to it. Mix well.
Put some untinted, white royal icing in a decorating bag fitted with a #2 tip (the cookies are small).
Outline each bone cookie with royal icing and let dry for 15 minutes.
Fill inside the outlines with the white royal icing.
Use red royal icing to decorate the tiny hearts.
Let all cookies dry completely.
Detail face with the black food writer.
HAVE FUN!!!
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