Halloween Pinwheel Cookies - Easy Recipe for Kids Halloween Food

If your crew loves Halloween as much as mine does, you’re in the right place. My kids live for spooky season—they’d trade candy corn for cobwebs any day—and honestly, they’ve pulled me into the fun too. So when I went hunting for Halloween Cookie Recipes that were festive, colorful, and not too complicated, I landed on these epic Halloween Pinwheel Cookies.

What makes them so cool? You start with a simple sugar cookie base—basic pantry stuff like flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Then you divide the dough, swirl in bold food coloring, and BOOM: a batch of Spooky Monster Cookies that look like they took hours but really didn’t. IMO, that’s a total win.

Now, let’s talk colors. You could go classic orange and black, but FYI, black food coloring is kinda tricky. I recommend bold combos like neon green + purple or orange + purple. They pop on the plate, and everyone will ask where you bought them (spoiler alert: you didn’t).

These cookies are more than just a snack—they’re Kids Halloween Food magic. They double as Halloween Sugar Cookies Decorated without any actual decorating needed. Hosting a party? Put them out on the dessert table or use them in a decorating bar for the kids. Want to do a neighborly “You’ve Been Booed”? Toss these swirly treats into your Boo basket. Teachers love them too—trust me.

And let’s not forget: this recipe is versatile. Swap the colors and you’ve got Halloween Monster Mash Cookies, Easy Halloween Monster Cookies, or even Valentine’s swirls. That’s why I keep it in my go-to list of Spooky Themed Cookie Recipes.

So, ready to roll (literally) and impress your crowd? Grab your mixing bowl—it’s time to whip up some Halloween Cookies Decorated to perfection.

Halloween Pinwheel Cookies - Easy Recipe for Kids Halloween Food

Author: Aleda

Category: Cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Chill Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Green and purple gel food coloring

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light, creamy, and fluffy. Mix in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.
2. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Add half of the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring until blended. Mix in the rest of the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
4. Split the dough evenly into two bowls. Tint one portion with green gel coloring, kneading it until the color is even throughout. Do the same with the other half using purple coloring.
5. Shape each colored dough into a ball, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and chill in the fridge for about 1 hour.
6. Lightly flour your work surface and rolling pin. Roll out the purple dough into a rectangle, then set it aside. Roll out the green dough in the same way.
7. Carefully layer the green dough over the purple dough (a spatula helps). If it feels too sticky, place the dough between parchment sheets and chill briefly before stacking.
8. Gently roll both layers together with your rolling pin. Trim the edges so you have a neat rectangle.
9. Roll the dough up tightly into a log. Wrap the log completely in plastic wrap, sealing the ends. Refrigerate again for 1 hour, or pop it in the freezer to speed things up.
10. Preheat your oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
11. Slice the chilled dough log into ¼–½ inch rounds, discarding the uneven ends (they’re still tasty snacks!). Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared sheet.
12. Bake for 13–15 minutes, checking around the 10-minute mark so they don’t brown too much.
13. Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.

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