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Spooky Halloween Cutout Cookies

Gather your goblins and decorate these cookies made from your favorite cake mix flavor. It’s sure to be a hauntingly good time!

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Prep Time 60 min
Total Time 1 hr 10 min
Servings 32

Ingredients

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food, white or yellow cake mix

1/3: cup shortening

1/3: cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2: teaspoon vanilla

1: egg

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat all ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until thoroughly mixed.
2 Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 1/4 inch thick using cloth-covered rolling pin. With 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes. Cut designs in cookies with sharp knife if desired. On ungreased cookie sheets, place shapes.
3 Bake 6 to 8 minutes or just until set (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute. Immediately make hole in tops of some cookies, using end of plastic straw; trim any cut edges with sharp knife to straighten. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
4 Tie ribbon or yarn through holes to hang. Hang ornaments on tree branches anchored in a pot or on Halloween tree (available at craft stores). Decorate remaining cookies as desired, and store covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

For an even thickness when rolling dough, start at the center and roll toward the outside edges.

Using 1/4 teaspoon almond extract instead of the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla gives these spooky treats a slightly different flavor.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 90
Calories from Fat: 40),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4 1/2g; 4 1/2%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 10mg; 10%;
Sodium: 130mg; 130%;
Total Carbohydrate: 11g; 11%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 6g 6% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 11/17/2011 2:22:44 PM REPORT ABUSE BakingUnicorn said:

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LOVE this recipe, I use the white cake mix! These taste like sugar cookies! I make these every year during the Christmas season! *Dough is most workable when cooled as it gets warm it will become quite sticky! * I found that rolling out the dough on a piece of wax paper is just as easy with out the mess or need of all or any extra flour. * I also found that by inserting the cookie cutter into a sandwitch bag that you can eleminate the need for extra flower ; the dough will not stick to the plastic! ... also works if you plastic wrap on the rolling pin! No extra flower needed woo hoo!

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