The Best Recipe for Hauntingly Delicious Gravestone Cookies 🍪

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How do you make a spooky gravestone cookie? It’s easy, and we will walk you through it here! Let's explore how to make gravestone cookies that will look spooktacular on a cake or brownie base and will go down a treat at any parties that are coming up! 

How To Make Gravestone Cookies

You Will Need:

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. 
  2. Make the cookie dough based on your recipe (see above for our cookie dough recipe)
  3. Chill the cookie dough and roll it onto parchment paper. Make it about ¼ inch thick.
  4. Use the cookie cutters to make the gravestone shapes.
  5. Slide the skewers into the middle of the cookies before you bake them, as they might crumble if you do it after!
  6. Bake the cookies for 10-14 minutes and allow them to cool. 
  7. Make the royal icing and tint with black and grey colorants in separate bowls.
  8. Flood the chocolate gravestone cookies in the tinted grey icing and allow them to dry overnight.
  9. Use a stencil to mark the gravestone cookies with the royal black icing. Or, use a tipless bag to hand pipe letters like RIP onto the cookies.
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