Halloween Sugar Cookie Cooking Recipe

I signed up to host my daughter's first class social last week and had to come up with an idea for something for 10 kids to do... I was chatting with some co-workers about it, looking for ideas, and one particularly clever woman suggested Halloween sugar cookie decorating. What a perfect idea! Even though, normally I'm not the biggest fan of feeding kids sugary treats - but the cooking/decorating part was so fun it over-ruled my angst about that. I tell myself that the organic/whole grain version makes it slightly nutritious at least. The kids had a fantastic time! Here's my recipe (adapted from my fave woman Martha Stewart!):

Sugar Cookie Recipe:

• 1 cup Organic Whole Wheat White Flour
• 1 cup Organic Whole Wheat Flour - I mill my own from a soft white wheat grain like spelt)
• 1/2 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt. Himalayan salt is loaded with tons of essential minerals (it hasn't been refined and processed like white table salt).
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) of organic butter at room temp
• 1 cup organic sugar

• 1 organic, cage free egg 
• 1 Tsp organic vanilla (see blog post to make your own organic homemade vanilla HERE)
• Assorted candies and sprinkles for decorating (optional)

Lemon Icing Recipe:

• 1 1/2 cup organic confectioners powder sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons organic milk. I recommend either low-temp pasteurized (can find at Whole Foods) or raw milk (source from a local farm).
• 3-4 drops lemon essential oil

See milk pasteurization in another post HERE - but the short version is that you want to avoid ultra-pasteurized milk which has been heated to the high temp of 280 degrees. This kills all bacteria, vitamins, minerals, and the healthy enzymes which help your body digest the milk (which is what can lead us to lactose intolerance). Avoid! ​

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix the dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients and then combine both bowls. Sprinkle flour on the counter, roll the dough out. Using Halloween cookie cutters let the kids cut out the cookies. Bake for 12-16 min (until edges are brown). Let cool completely before icing.

For the icing you just whisk the confectioners sugar with the milk until it's smooth. Add any spooky colors like orange and black (I use all-natural, vegan, non-GMO food coloring). Spread over cookies with a small spoon and add any of the sprinkles/decorations if you chose to. Icing will harden in ~20 min. 

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• ​Organic Whole Wheat White Flour
• Organic Whole Wheat Flour
• Aluminum-free baking powder
• Himalayan pink salt
• Organic butter at room temp
• Organic sugar
• Organic, cage free egg 
• Organic vanilla
• Assorted candies and sprinkles
• Organic confectioners powder sugar