Pin it & Spin it: Lil Monster Cookies

I’ve been spending the last couple of weekends baking away preparing and practicing for the Arkansas Food Blogger Bake Sale.  I was hoping to bring something savory to sell instead of the same old sweet treats.  Turns out-I’m much sweeter than I’d like to admit.  My cracker recipes just didn’t pan out as I’d hoped {I may, however, just go back to my old cheez-it knock off}.

So, this last weekend I decided to just be the sweet girl that I am and come up with something fun.  Pinterest to the rescue (yes, yes I know it’s not actually Pinterest-to-the-rescue. Believe me-I know how much time and energy bloggers put into their recipes, photographs, and posts.  I totally give credit where it is due.  Pinterest is just the vehicle that gets me to where the good stuff is.  Rant over}.

I’m in love with my lil monsters. Not so much that he didn’t get his head bitten off, however.

The Pin:  A combo of this & this from the sites Crazy for Crust and Icing Designs.

The Spin:  I combined the two recipes for a fun lil monster.  For the bake sale, I just might add the sprinkles to the batter as the first site did.   Googly candy eyes are always fun and I had them on hand so they were a must.  Also-had no jimmies so it had to be sprinkles.

 

 The Verdict:  The sugar cookie recipe is excellent.  It tastes just like those refrigerated doughs you buy from the store and is super easy to work with. For these, I scooped and rolled the dough into balls and flattened them with my palm before baking.  I can tell, though, that it would be super easy to roll out and cut out {I’m SUPER roll-out-dough challenged y’all}.

I used my go-to buttercream frosting recipe for these guys:

1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar, sifted well
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1-2 tsp milk or cream, as needed
Food coloring

Beat butter until soft and creamy.  Gradually add sugar and add milk as needed.  Beat in vanilla.  Whip mixture until combined.  I like a stiffer frosting for these lil monsters.

Also, I used McCormick Neon Food Coloring** and I L.O.V.E. the neon green nose.  How cute is that?  No, really.  Tell me how cute it is.

**Not a sponsored post y’all.  I just love the neon colors!

So…what pins have you completed lately?  I’d love to hear all about it!