Frankenstein Cookie

Let’s make a Frankenstein Cookie for Halloween! This simple dessert starts with an easy sugar cookie recipe and is topped with a buttercream frosting. Making the Frankenstein face is a simple process of adding chocolate sprinkles, some extra buttercream, writing gel, and edible eyeballs!

Halloween is the perfect time to bring out all the fun desserts. Make a spread and include some Halloween Dirt Cups, Witch Hat Peanut Butter Cookies, Oreo Cookie Eyeballs, and the best Gourmet Caramel Apples!

Frankenstein Sugar Cookie

Sugar cookie dough makes the BEST cookie cake. In fact, this one is adapted from my Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars, but is decorated for Halloween. While Frankenstein normally has a long rectangular face, mine is square which makes him cute.

Speaking of cute, Tiffany (my daughter-in-law) told me that this Frankenstein looks like my son, Josh (her hubby), from back in the day. I used to buzz his hair every two weeks, but he let it grow out when he left the nest. Boy do I miss that cute little buzz cut! 😀

I’ve also explained that we aren’t a SCARY family. No horror shows have ever been consumed in our home. Which is why our two boys have to say no to their girls who actually…get this – LOVE horror shows! EEP!

Let’s stick to our cute little Frankenstein, shall we?

Ingredients Used

For the cookie:

• Unsalted Butter
• Sugars – both brown sugar and granulated sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla
• All-Purpose Flour
• A pinch EACH of baking soda, cream of tartar, and kosher salt

For the frosting:

• Unsalted Butter
• Vanilla
• Half and Half (or whole milk)
• Powdered Sugar

For decorating:

• Chocolate Sprinkles – for the hair and eyebrows.
• Edible Eyeballs – Add them to little rounds of extra frosting.
• Writing Gel – Easy to use to draw the lips

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How to make a Frankenstein Cookie

Make the cookie.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep a square pan (8×8 pan linked below) with parchment paper.
2. In a standing mixer (or use a hand mixer), combine the butter and sugars. Mix until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix again.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients – the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Mix and pour into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
4. Press the cookie dough into the prepared pan, using your fingers to spread evenly to all sides of the pan.
5. Bake the cookie for approximately 22 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. It’s ok to slightly under-bake this cookie. Gooey is good!
6. Let the cookie sit in the pan for 10-15 minutes, and then gently remove the cookie to a cooling rack (using the parchment paper as handles). Let cool completely.

Make the frosting.

1. Use a hand mixer to whip the butter until fluffy, about a minute or so. Then add the vanilla, half and half, and powdered sugar. Mix again until very well combined.
2. Add some green food coloring until you get your desired shade. Add a few drops and then add more as needed.

Decorate Frankenstein.

1. Start by spreading the frosting on top of the cooled cookie, spreading it evenly to all sides.
2. Use some chocolate sprinkles for the hair. You may need to use a piece of parchment paper to block part of the cookie so you don’t get sprinkles everywhere!
3. Add some extra rounds of frosting for the eyes and the nose.
4. Place the edible eyeballs on top of the rounds of frosting.
5. Add more chocolate sprinkles for the eyebrows.
6. Then use some tubed black frosting to draw the face on Frankenstein.
7. There is your CUTE Frankenstein (aka Josh)!

Storing and Freezing

• Storing – You can store this cookie on your countertop for 3-4 days. If your home is warm/humid inside, it might be best to store the cookie in your refrigerator. Just take it out for 30 minutes before eating, (if you can wait)!
• Freezing – You can freeze the sugar cookie (without frosting/decorating) for a couple of months, wrapped up tightly. Just remove from freezer and let it unthaw before proceeding with frosting and decorating.

Kitchen Tools Used: (Affiliate Links)

• KitchenAid Stand Mixer 
• Hand Mixer
• USA 8×8 Pans

For decorating:

• Chocolate Sprinkles
• Black Icing Tube
• Edible Candy Eyeballs

Please let me know if you try this recipe. Be sure to comment and leave a review on the blog so I can see what you think. You can also like my Facebook Page, follow me on Pinterest, and catch me on Instagram.

xoxo ~Sue