













Its almost Halloween time and I thought I would bring you another recipe for the frightful night. I have to admit to it being one of my favourite holidays; I just love all the amazing treats that are available. And carving a pumpkin is always fun 🙂















I spied this recipe on the amazing website Sprinkle Bakes, some time ago and always wanted to give them a go. Mine are nowhere as perfect as Heathers but I am pleased with the outcome.















Where as Heathers are pretty and girly I wanted to give them the Halloween treatment. So I made mine with a black and orange dough and used Halloween coloured sprinkles for the edges. And for a bit of fun I added some candy eyes to some of them. So mine where more Halloween spiral cookies instead of pretty girly cookies.















The butter content of these biscuits is high but it lends itself wonderfully to the flavour they’re not an overly sweet cookie but they are quite rich.















The only downside of these cookies, and its not a major one as long as you plan your time a bit, is they do take a bit of time to make, Heather recommends making them in a food processor which would speed things up but I don’t have one at the moment so I had to make mine by hand as she said the cookies can turn out a bit tough if made in a mixer. So after making the dough by hand you have to roll it out and leave the dough to rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours.















Then you need to take it out of the fridge and I found I needed to allow it to come back up to room temperature before rolling it. I tried it straight out of the fridge but it cracked but rolled beautifully once back to room temperature. Then I rolled it in my Halloween sprinkles wrapped it in Clingfilm (plastic wrap) and left it in the fridge overnight. You wouldn’t need to leave it that long but it’s recommended its at least 4 hours, so when you slice the cookie roll you get a good clean cut.















But all that said they are definitely worth the time, they definitely have the wow factor and they certainly brighten up any plate.















You can make these with any colour you want but I found these colours perfect for Halloween. The googly eyes are completely optional and just a bit of fun.















But they are equally striking without the eyes and still definitely make a statement.















And because I hate waste, when I trimmed the dough’s so that they were a neat rectangle when I came to roll them, and then trimmed the ends of the roll I mashed all the trimmings together made another roll and turned them into cookies. Not as alluring but tasty all the same.















So if you are looking for a fun, tasty Halloween cookie then give these a go because you will love them.

*Measurements in cups are from the original recipe I made mine using metric weigh*

Recipe from SprinkleBakes.com