Name: Haunted Tree Halloween Pizookie
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 3/4 cup unsalted sweet cream butter; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar; 1 large egg; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups Halloween sprinkles (divided); 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter (softened); 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream; black gel food coloring; orange gel food coloring

Description

Treat your friends and family with this Haunted Tree Halloween Pizookie, the perfect easy treat for feeding a crowd!

Ingredients

Scale

Pizookie Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup unsalted sweet cream butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups Halloween sprinkles (divided)

Frosting Ingredients

1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter (softened)
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
black gel food coloring
orange gel food coloring

Instructions

Pizookie Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9in cast iron with baking spray
Use an electric mixer to cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl. Continue to beat with the electric mixer while adding in the egg and vanilla.
Set out a second bowl to sift the flour, baking soda and salt together. Slowly add in ⅓ of the flour mixture at a time to the wet ingredients. Beat to mix well. Repeat until all of the dry ingredients have been blended with the wet ingredients.
Add in 1 ½ cups of the sprinkles to the cookie dough.
Transfer the cookie dough to the prepared skillet. Press the top of the cookie dough into the skillet. Top the cookie dough with the remaining ½ cup of the sprinkles. Spread the sprinkles evenly on the top of the unbaked cookie.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.

Frosting Instructions

Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and heavy whipping cream together, until combined and smooth but with stiff peaks
Scoop about 1 C of frosting into a small bowl and mix in about 4 drops of the orange food coloring.
In the bowl of the stand mixer, beat in a few drops of the black gel food coloring and mix until combined. Beat in a few more drops of the black gel food coloring until you get the shade that you want
Scoop about ½ C of the frosting between two piping bags fitted with the number 2 and 4 tip. Scoop the orange frosting onto 1 side of a third piping bag fitted with a star tip. Scoop the rest of the black frosting onto the other side of the same piping bag. Set aside

Decoration Instructions

Using the number 4 tip piping bag, start by piping out a crooked hill for the tree to sit on.
Pipe the base of the tree and then start piping out branches for the tree. Make sure to curl the ends to make the branches look creepy.
Using the number 2 tip piping bag, pipe of little bats around the tree
Using the star tip, pipe dollops of the orange and black frosting around the edge
Allow the frosting to set slightly before enjoying it!