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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Mummy And Ghost Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 15
  • 1 package chocolate chunk brownie mix
  • 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2-3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 (450 g) container vanilla frosting
  • 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chip

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350f degrees (160c degrees).
  • 2 pour brownie mix into a large bowl.
  • 3 for more chocolatey flavour, stir in cocoa powder.
  • 4 using a wooden spoon, stir in egg and water until mixture is smooth and all lumps are gone.
  • 5 stir in flour, 1/4 cup at a time.
  • 6 mixing well after each addition and adding just enough flour so the bater is quite stiff, like dough.
  • 7 depending on brownie mix, you may not need last 1/4 cup flour.
  • 8 for mummy`s body, roll 1 rounded tbsp dough into a 3 1/2 inch-long carrot shape.
  • 9 for head, roll 1 rounede tsp.
  • 10 dough into a grape shape, then prees onto wide end of mummy`s body.
  • 11 place on a greases cookie sheet.
  • 12 repeat with remaining dough, leaving 1/2 inch space between shapes.
  • 13 for ghosts roll 1 rounded tbsp.
  • 14 dough into a ball, place on a greased cookie sheet and gently flatten.
  • 15 using your thumb and index finger, shape into a triangle.
  • 16 for head, roll 1 rounded tsp dough into a ball and place on tip of triangle.
  • 17 prees down and seal head to body.
  • 18 repeat until all dough is used up.
  • 19 bake in center of 350f degrees oven until cookies feal firm to touch, from 10-12 min.
  • 20 remove from oven and immediately place cookies on a cookie rack.
  • 21 cookies will be cracked a little, but will be covered in frosting.
  • 22 when cool, for mummy`s, spread 1 1/2 tbsp frosting over each cookie.
  • 23 to create a"bandage" effect, swirl your finger or a toothpick through frosting, moving left to right, starting at head and moving toward bottom.
  • 24 use chocolate chips for eyes, for ghosts, slihtly melt i cup frosting in a microwave on high for 20-30 seconds , then spread over entire surface of cookie.
  • 25 this will give a glossy effect and ghostly shimmer.
  • 26 makes 15 cookies.

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