Simple Halloween Cookies made with Fun Stencils

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. If you look at the Halloween Tab under the Cookies Category you will see several Halloween cookies that I have made since I started this blog. There are more ideas floating around in my head that I didn’t have time to make this year. That’s alright because I will share them with you next year but, I couldn’t wait until next year to share these simple Halloween cookies.
Simple Halloween Cookies via www.thebearfootbaker.comThese cookies may look complicated but trust me, they are easy to make because most of the work is done with stencils and an airbrush gun. Layering stencils can create an interesting design that will give your simple Halloween cookies a very unique look. No one will ever have to know how easy were to make.

Supplies for Simple Halloween Cookies:

15 Second Royal Icing in piping bags fitted with a #2 tip in the following colors:
Orange
White
Yellow
Green

Thick black icing in a piping bag fitted with a star tip.

Airbrush Gun with the following airbrush colors:
Brown
Black
Green
Orange
Yellow

Diagonal Thin Strip Stencil
Witch Silhouette Stencil
Large Quatrefoil Stencil
Spooky Scenes Stencil
Bubble Circle Stencil
Trick or Treat Stencil

There are a few stencils I think every cookie decorator must have because they help create the perfect canvas for your cookie art. I like to call them “background stencils.” They are stencils like the Diagonal Thin Strip Stencil, Large Quatrefoil Stencil, and the Bubble Circle Stencil. I found them at The Cookie Countess Shop along with a few more I will add to my collection. You don’t have to use these exact stencils but you get the idea. It is a simple way to take your cookies to the next level.

Simple Halloween Cookies -Sugar Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing with www.thebearfootbaker.comBegin by baking cookies. I used rectangle and round cookies for this set.
Then, outline and flood each cookie with the green, yellow or orange icing. Don’t take the outline all the way to the edge of the cookie. Leave some room for the border you will add later.
Let them dry completely.
Outline the circle cookies with the white or yellow icing and let them dry completely.

Simple Halloween Cookies -Sugar Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing www.thebearfootbaker.comNext, airbrush the edge of the white and yellow circles with the brown airbrush color. For more information on how to airbrush cookies, click here.
Then, lightly spray the center with the brown while holding the gun a few inches away from the cookie. The farther away the gun is from the cookie, the lighter the spray will be.
Next, place the bat stencil on a cookie, and airbrush with the black airbrush color. If there is more than one bat on the stencil, cover the ones you don’t want to show on the cookie with plastic wrap so you will only spray the one you want on your cookie.

Simple Halloween Cookies -Sugar Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing via www.thebearfootbaker.comI didn’t take a picture of myself airbrushing the border of the rectangle cookies so I will just tell you what colors I used. The edges of the orange cookies were airbrushed with the brown airbrush color.
The edges of the green cookies were airbrushed with the black airbrush color.
We talked about he Stencil Genie last week but, it is worth mentioning again. I love this thing!! It makes life so much easier. If you don’t have one, ask Santa to bring you one. It is amazing!

Simple Halloween Cookies with thebearfootbaker.comOnce the borders are airbrushed, place your stencil in the Stencil Genie and lay it on top of the cookie. Airbrush your design.

Simple Halloween Cookies thebearfootbaker.comTo make cookies using the layered look, airbrush some of the cookies with the Diagonal Thin Strip Stencil, Large Quatrefoil Stencil and the Bubble Circle Stencil. If you outlined and flooded your cookie green, then use the green airbrush color, if your icing is yellow, then use the yellow airbrush color, if your icing is orange, then use the orange airbrush color.

Simple Halloween Cookies with www.thebearfootbaker.com
Simple Halloween Cookies www.thebearfootbaker.comThen, use the witch, trick or treat or bat stencils and airbrush the pattern on top of the design with the black airbrush color. Hold the airbrush gun straight up and down to prevent the color form getting under the stencil. I didn’t show that very well here as I was trying to take the picture. If you hold it at an angle like this, your stencil won’t have nice clean lines. I will make a video for you soon so you can see the difference.

Simple Halloween Cookies via thebearfootbaker.comFinish the cookies by piping a black border with the star tip around the edges of the rectangle cookies. Let them dry overnight.

Simple Halloween Cookies via www.thebearfootbaker.comYou don’t have to use the stencils in the center of the cookies only. Place the bats to the left side of the cookies before you airbrush them. It will add interest. Also, if a stencil says “Trick or Treat,” split the words up and use them on separate cookies. If there is three bats on a stencil, you can use one or two bats by covering the others with plastic wrap. Be creative and think outside of the stencils to make your own simple Halloween cookies.

More Simple Halloween Cookies and Treats:

Girly Bat Cookies
Frankenstein Cookies
Pumpkin Patch Cupcake Poppers
Candy Buttons
Spider Cookies
Popcorn Ball Pumpkin Patch

Bear hugs,

Lisa