Skeleton Halloween Cookies

These spooky skeleton Halloween cookies are perfect for your Halloween party or trick-or-treaters. They are fun to make and even more fun to eat!

Ingredients - Serves 12

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
Divide the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Roll out one portion of the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
Use a skeleton-shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies from the rolled dough and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
Prepare the royal icing according to the package instructions and divide it into two bowls.
Add black food coloring to one bowl and white food coloring to the other bowl, mixing until desired colors are achieved.
Using a piping bag or a small spoon, decorate the cooled cookies with the black and white royal icing to create skeleton designs.
Allow the icing to set before serving or storing the cookies.