Easy Halloween Cookies {Frankenstein & Vampire}

Quick and easy Halloween cookies (Frankenstein and Vampire/ Dracula) for spooky parties with graham crackers or sugar cookies, fondant, edible markers.

These treats are as cute and festive as they are easy to make. I used a graham cracker as the base of these cookies which means even less time in the kitchen making them! Grab some fondant, an edible marker, and sprinkles and you have just about everything you need to assemble these cookies. If you are making these for a Halloween party, make sure to also take a look at my collection of Easy Halloween Desserts {Cute & Spooky} along with these no bake Oreo Spider Cookies and Easy Ghost Cookies for the best Halloween food around.

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• Key ingredients
• Variations for homemade Halloween cookies
• How to make easy Frankenstein cookies?
• How to make homemade Vampire cookies (Dracula)?
• Tips and techniques
• Storage of decorated biscuits
• More Halloween desserts
• Recipe

Key ingredients

• Cookies- I used store-bought graham crackers but you can use cut out sugar cookies too.
• Fondant- This can be homemade or store bought. You can even use Modeling Chocolate (Candy Clay), if you like.
• Corn syrup- This is used as "edible glue" to stick decoration pieces.
• Melted chocolate- Use dark, semisweet or even milk flavor.
• Chocolate Sprinkles- I like the jimmies style.

Variations for homemade Halloween cookies

• Use other cookies- I used graham crackers but you can use store bought square sugar cookies or make these Easy Cut Out Sugar Cookies {With Cake Mix} as the base of the cookie. You can also use Easy Chocolate Sugar Cookies {Cut Out}, Easy Funfetti Cookies {Cut Out}, or these Small Batch of Sugar Cookies.
• Use royal icing- In place of fondant, but I find this to be quite time-consuming.
• Consider store-bought fondant- I used homemade marshmallow fondant, but you can use store-bought version to save time.
• Try buttercream icing- For sticking pieces instead of corn syrup.
• Use store-bought sprinkles- I used my homemade sprinkles for the eyes and nose, but you can use store-bought if you prefer.

How to make easy Frankenstein cookies?

1. Roll out green fondant- And cut out a square piece.
2. Adhere fondant to cookie- With corn syrup.
3. Add eyeballs- With some corn syrup.
4. Add nose- Using an oval sprinkle.
5. Draw mouth and stitch marks- Using a black edible marker.
6. Brush melted chocolate- On the top of the cookie.
7. Dip- In a bowl of chocolate sprinkles.

How to make homemade Vampire cookies (Dracula)?

1. Roll out white fondant- And cut out a square piece.
2. Adhere fondant- With corn syrup.
3. Roll out black fondant- And cut out a hair piece.
4. Adhere black fondant- With corn syrup.
5. Add eyes- With corn syrup.
6. Add mouth, fangs, and blood drops- Using a black and red marker.

Tips and techniques

• Use a cookie cutter- To create even and identical shapes for the cookies and fondant.
• What kind of chocolate to use? I used semi-sweet chocolate, but you can use dark or milk chocolate.
• How to melt chocolate? Follow the package directions. If there are none, melt in a microwave safe bowl for 30 second intervals, stirring between each heating until silky smooth.
• Work gently with fondant- In order to prevent cracking the cookies while adhering details.

Storage of decorated biscuits

• Room temperature- It is best to keep them at room temperature in a cardboard box for 2-3 days. Avoid sealed containers as that can make them sticky too. 
• Refrigerate or Freeze- Fondant covered cookies cannot be stored in the fridge or freezer. Condensation beads form on top as they come to room temperature and will make them sticky.
• Make ahead- These can be made 1 day in advance.

More Halloween desserts

• Halloween Donuts (Spider and Monster)
• Halloween Treat Bags
• Halloween Cake (Twizzler Cake)
• Easy Spider Cake {Spider Web Cake}
• Easy Monster Cookies {Candy Corn Cookies}

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