Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies are made with a chocolate sugar cookie dough and have a dark rich flavor, they hold their shape perfectly and are the best chocolate cut out cookies to celebrate the Halloween season.
It’s Halloween time and you know what THAT means… Halloween sweet treats! What better way to celebrate the Halloween season than with these super cute Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies?
These are really easy to make using my Chocolate Cut Out Cookies recipe and all you need to decorate them is a few edible candy eyes, some decorating icing and your imagination.
That being said, if you are like me and have had horrible experiences with cut out cookies, fear not my friend. I totally have you covered when it comes to making the perfect cut out cookies. The secret to easy cut out cookies isn’t rocket science, it’s planning.
With just a little bit of easy planning and proper execution, you will be rewarded with the best chocolate cut out cookies and the cutest Voodoo Doll Cookies you could ever ask for… Promise!
WHY THESE VOODOO DOLL COOKIES ARE THE BEST
When it comes to making the perfect cut out cookies, there is no willy-nilly throw some baking stuff in a bowl, mix it together really good, plop the batter on the tray and now you have perfect soft baked cookies. The Universe is kind but it’s not THAT forgiving.
These Voodoo Doll Cookies are the perfect balance of buttery flavor and rich chocolate decadence. They are crispy on the edges but still soft baked, hold their shape beautifully and are perfect to decorate with royal icing, frosting and edible eyeballs.
To make these Voodoo Doll Cookies, you will need:
- Butter – we need this for all of it’s buttery goodness
- Sugar – this is what is going to make your cookies sweet and delicious but not too sweet since you will be decorating them
- Eggs – we need these for moisture and stability
- Vanilla and Salt – FLAVOR
- All purpose flour -this is the foundation of your cut out cookies
- Dutch processed cocoa powder – creates a dark, rich chocolate flavor
- Decorations – grab some royal icing or frosting and edible candy eyeballs
HOW DO YOU MAKE CHOCOLATE VOODOO DOLL COOKIES?
So easy!! To make your Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies, start by mixing together your butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the eggs, one by one and then add in your vanilla.
Sift together your flour, salt, and cocoa powder and then slowly incorporate your dry ingredients with your wet ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl one or twice.
Once your Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies batter is mixed, measure out two pieces of parchment paper the same size as your baking tray. This Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies recipe works great using one large jelly roll tray or TWO 9 x 13 baking trays.
Move your cookie batter to one of the sheets of parchment paper and add the second piece on top of your batter. Using a heavy rolling pin, lightly tap the ball of Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies batter into a flat rectangle you can work with.
Roll out the cookie batter to fit your baking tray and when done, gently slide your parchment paper and cookie batter onto the baking tray and move to the refrigerator for one hour. After that hour, remove from the fridge and slide off of the tray and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Cut your cookies with your cookie cutters and then add your now cut cookies back to the cooking tray, again lined with parchment paper. Once you have all of your cut out cookies on your tray(s), move the tray(s) back to the refrigerator for 15 minutes. This helps your cookies keep their shape.
After 15 minutes passes, pop your tray(s) into the oven and bake for 10 – 12 minutes. Remove and let sit on the tray for one minute before gently moving to a baking rack to cool completely before decorating. Re-roll and repeat the steps with any unused cookie dough remaining.
PRO TIPS FOR PERFECT CUT OUT COOKIES
- Don’t skip parking the cookie dough in the refrigerator. This step helps your cut out cookies keep their shape. Super important!
- Don’t roll your Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies too thin. You want them to be a bit fat. I rolled my dough to about 1/4 inch thick before cutting out the cookies.
- When rolling your cookie batter out in-between the two sheets of parchment paper, take note of the paper itself. I found when rolling out my batter, if the batter was even under the top layer of paper, it imprinted on the parchment paper differently than the places where it was uneven or thinner (edges). Watching the differences in the parchment paper will help guide you to an even layer of cookie batter.
- When you remove these Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies from the oven, even after letting them sit on the tray for a minute, these cookies are very delicate until they cool completely. Be gentle.
- Take your time drawing your ‘stitch’ lines .. practice your technique beforehand before trying it on a cookie.
WHAT ICING DO I USE?
To decorate these Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies, I grabbed some premade bags of decorating icing and used a super small round tip on the end. As you can see, these cookies are not 100% perfect by some peoples standards but I am just a regular person with no super human decorating skills. #whatitellmyself
HOW DO I DECORATE MY CUT OUT COOKIES?
Use you imagination.. that is the fun part! You can make them all the same pattern, you can add edible eyes, leave some eyes off, add candy hearts or customize them yourself. Maybe you want to make them into the likeness of your family members or your kids friends who are over for a spooky Halloween sleepover … or maybe your ex-boyfriend… I’ll never tell!
MORE COOKIE RECIPES YOU WILL LOVE
- Green Soft Sugar Cookies
- Green Crinkle Cookies
- Chunky Monkey Cookies
- Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Cut Out Cookies
Enjoy!
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Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- edible candy eyes
- red, black, white decorating icing
Instructions
- To make your Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies, start by mixing together your butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the eggs, one by one and add the vanilla. Sift together your flour, salt, and cocoa powder and then slowly incorporate your dry ingredients with your wet ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl one or twice.
- Once your Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookie batter is mixed, measure out two pieces of parchment paper the same size as your baking tray. This Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookie recipe works great using one large jelly roll tray or TWO 9 x 13 baking trays. Move your cookie batter to one of the sheets of parchment paper and add the second piece on top of your batter. Using a heavy rolling pin, lightly tap the ball of Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookie batter into a flat rectangle you can work with. Roll out the cookie batter to fit your baking tray and when done, gently slide your parchment paper and cookie batter onto the baking tray and move to the refrigerator for one hour.
- After that hour, remove from the fridge and slide off of the tray and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cut your cookies with your cookie cutters and then add your now cut cookies back to the cooking tray, again lined with parchment paper. Once you have all of your cut out cookies on your tray(s), move the tray(s) back to the refrigerator for 15 minutes. This helps the Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookie keep their shape. After 15 minutes passes, pop your tray(s) into the oven and bake for 10 – 12 minutes. Remove and let sit on the tray for one minute before gently moving to a baking rack to cool completely before decorating. Re-roll and repeat the steps with any unused cookie dough remaining.
Notes
PRO TIPS FOR MAKING CHOCOLATE VOODOO DOLL COOKIES
- Don’t skip parking the cookie dough in the refrigerator. This step helps your cut out cookies keep their shape. Super important!
- Don’t roll your Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies too thin. You want them to be a bit fat. I rolled my dough to about 1/4 inch thick before cutting out the cookies.
- When rolling your cookie batter out in-between the two sheets of parchment paper, take note of the paper itself. I found when rolling out my batter, if the batter was even under the top layer of paper, it imprinted on the parchment paper differently than the places where it was uneven or thinner (edges). Watching the differences in the parchment paper will help guide you to an even layer of cookie batter.
- When you remove these Chocolate Voodoo Doll Cookies from the oven, even after letting them sit on the tray for a minute, these cookies are very delicate until they cool completely. Be gentle.
- Take your time drawing your 'stitch' lines .. practice your technique beforehand before trying it on a cookie.
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Update Notes: This post was originally published in October of 2018 but was republished with an updated recipe, new photos, step by step instructions and tips in October of 2019.
Perfect cut out cookies for Halloween!
Hi there!
I want to give this recipe a try over the holidays but I noticed that the amount of cocoa powder wasn’t complete . It says 1 1/3, but 1 1/3 teaspoons, tablespoons?
I also noticed that the directions call for baking soda, but the ingredients doesn’t list how much baking soda is needed. I would be super appreciative if you were able to clear this up so I can give these adorable cookies a try! I look forward to hearing from you soon!
https://www.awickedwhisk.com/chocolate-voodoo-doll-cookies-3/
Hi!!! Thank you so much for bringing that to my attention. All fixed.. it is 1 1/3 cups of cocoa and no baking soda. It’s such a quick recipe to pull together.. please let me know how they turn out 🙂