@therecipecollector: I was watching a soft morning fog roll over the quiet hillside when a playful idea struck me: to create a delightfully charming pastel Halloween collection! There’s something special about decorating sugar cookies in soft pinks, blues, and lavenders with friendly little skeletons and poison apple skulls for a sweet seasonal celebration. These Pastel Spooky Skull and Skeleton Sugar Cookies are a festive Halloween treat. They feature buttery shortbread cookies decorated with soft pastel royal icing, shaped like poison apple skulls and dancing skeletons. When you bite into one, you'll experience a crisp outer edge that melts into a rich, buttery, melt-in-the-mouth crumb. The combination of classic vanilla shortbread and sweet, smooth royal icing makes every bite a treat! Here’s how you can make them too, written by NancyG The Recipe Collector. Recipe Basics Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (approx. 12 assorted cookies) Measurements: USA Standard Ingredients: 3 cups All-purpose flour 1 teaspoon Baking powder ¼ teaspoon Salt 1 cup Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup Granulated white sugar 1 Large egg 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract 2 cups Powdered sugar 3 tablespoons Milk Pastel pink, blue, lavender, yellow, and white gel food coloring Instructions: 1. Whisk Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. 2. Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together on medium speed until smooth and creamy. 3. Add Wet Ingredients: Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until completely incorporated into the butter mixture. 4. Bake Cookie Bases: Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms. Roll out, cut into skull-shaped poison apples and skeleton shapes using cookie cutters, place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely. 5. Prepare Royal Icing: Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth, then divide into separate bowls to tint with soft pastel pink, blue, lavender, yellow, and white gel food coloring. 6. Decorate Cookies: Flood the cookie bases with pastel icing and pipe contrasting skeletal bones or dripping skull details on top. Allow the icing to set completely before serving. Chef’s Notes by NancyG: Pastel Color Tip: Use just a tiny toothpick tip of gel food coloring to achieve soft, muted pastel tones without overpowering the royal icing. Storage: Keep these decorated cookies stored in an airtight container at room temperature with parchment paper between layers for up to 5 days. Nutritional Facts (estimated per serving): Calories: 380 Fat: 16g Protein: 4g Carbs: 55g #TheRecipeCollector #NancyGCookOn #HalloweenCookies #PastelHalloween #SpookyTreats

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