Frankenstein Cookie Recipe

5 from 1 vote

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!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Frankenstein Cake, Halloween treats

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 22

Total Time 52

Servings servings

Calories 445kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

For the cookie:

1 cup unsalted butter - softened to room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg - at room temp
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon kosher salt

For the frosting:

1/2 cup unsalted butter - at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons half and half - or whole milk
2 cups powdered sugar - or to right consistency
green food coloring
chocolate sprinkles, edible eyeballs, black edible frosting - for decorating

Instructions

For the cookie:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add parchment paper to an 8×8 pan.
In a standing mixer, cream the butter and sugars together. Add the egg and vanilla, and mix again.
1 cup unsalted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla
In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients – the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Pour the dry into the wet, and mix until just combined. Don't over-mix.
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Press the cookie dough into the prepared pan. Spread it evenly to the edges of the pan.
Bake the cookie for 22-24 minutes, or until the top just starts to get golden brown. It's ok to slightly under-bake this cookie cake. Remove to a cooling rack.

For the frosting:

Use a hand mixer to whip the butter for about a minute or so. Then add the vanilla, half and half, and powdered sugar. Mix very well.
1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 Tablespoons half and half, 2 cups powdered sugar
Add some green food coloring until you get your desired shade. Mix well.
green food coloring

Decorate Frankenstein:

To decorate, start by spreading the green frosting evenly to all sides of the cookie.
chocolate sprinkles, edible eyeballs, black edible frosting
Use the chocolate sprinkles to make the hair. You might need to use a piece of parchment paper to block off the part of cookie that you don't want sprinkles on!
Add some extra rounds of frosting for the eyes and nose. (see photos) Add edible eyeballs for the eyes.
Use more chocolate sprinkles to make the eyebrows.
Draw the lips on the face with some black tubed frosting/gel.

Notes

Making sugar cookie bars is quicker and easier than making cookies. They require no chill time in the refrigerator and are quicker to make because you bake only one pan
You can freeze the sugar cookie bars BEFORE frosting them. Or you can freeze the dough and let thaw before pressing into pan to bake. Don’t freeze the frosting.
Leftover sugar cookie bars stay fresh on the counter for 3-4 days. However, if your house if very humid/warm, refrigerate them.

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