In this video, Betty demonstrates how to turn her Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies into chocolate Halloween Cookies. These are great cookies for decorating with children, and they are popular with everyone! With Halloween near, you may find this recipe useful for making cookies in a variety of interesting shapes and colors! Ingredients (for cookie dough): 1 cup butter 1 ½ cups sugar 2 eggs 2 ¾ cups self-rising flour 2 tablespoons baking cocoa (to make 1/2 of the dough into chocolate cookies) Betty's Buttercream Frosting Recipe Ingredients: 16 oz. package confectioner's sugar ½ cup butter, softened 3 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Use an electric mixer on low speed to beat 16 oz. confectioner's sugar, ½ cup butter, 3 tablespoons milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended and smooth. If the frosting is too thick, add a small amount of milk. If it is not thick enough, add more confectioners sugar. When it is of spreading consistency, it is ready to use. You may refrigerate it until later. When you remove it from the refrigerator, let it stand until it reaches room temperature for easiest handling. This recipe will make approximately 2 ½ cups of frosting. To color the frosting orange, use 10 drops of yellow food coloring for each single drop of red food coloring. To color the frosting black, use a ratio of 3 drops red to 3 drops blue to 2 drops green. Instructions for cookie dough: Cream together 1 cup butter and 1 ½ cups sugar. Add 2 eggs, and beat until light ...
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