Hocus Pocus Cookies are perfect to enjoy when you’re getting ready for Halloween or want to enjoy a fun movie night!
Whenever it’s time for fall, I start looking forward to celebrating Halloween.
It’s my favorite holiday, and I just can’t get enough of all the fun ways to mark the day.
And one of my favorite traditions is watching and reading Hocus Pocus.
I’ve loved that movie and book since I was a kid, and if you’re reading this, I bet it was one of your favorites too!
So making some fun Hocus Pocus Life Potion Sugar Cookies to enjoy while watching the movie is the perfect way to spend an evening.
Hocus Pocus Cookies for Halloween
These cookies are a Disney and Halloween lover’s dream.
They look impressive, which some people think will make them hard to make, but when you break down the steps, they are rather simple.
They just require a bit of time since the icing has to dry between layers.
Let’s break down the steps and get on with a bit of good, old-fashioned Halloween Hocus Pocus Life Potion fun!
So before someone has time to put a spell on you, let’s put on the movie, and get baking!
I hope you enjoy making, serving, and well, eating some fun Hocus Pocus Potion sugar cookies.
Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookies
We’re sharing this recipe a little early this year in case you need to order something in time to make them.
They are so cute, and having just the right items is really worth it for your Halloween parties or to take to school.
You’ll need a cauldron shaped cookie cutter.
It makes a 3.5″ cookie. This one is just perfect to make your Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookies. And it’s not just a one-time use cookie cutter.
Be sure to save it for St. Patrick’s Day as it makes a really cute pot of gold cookie too!
Sugar Cookie Sprinkles Ingredients:
You will also need a variety of sprinkles to make the overflowing “potion” on the cookie. We used:
- Ghost Halloween Spooky Shapes confetti sprinkles
- Halloween Ghouls Night Out nonpareils sprinkles
- Halloween Trick or Treat confetti sprinkles
- Orange pearl sprinkles
- Small edible candy eyes
Gather your sprinkles. In a large container, combine all sprinkles and shake them gently until combined.
Now, you don’t have to use these exact sprinkles, but this is what we used and the result is really cute!
Ingredients:
- Unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- Powder sugar
- Vanilla
- Egg
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Cream of tartar
Optional: You may add 1 tsp of pumpkin, pumpkin spice, or your other favorite Halloween flavored extract.
Royal Icing ingredients and tools:
- Egg whites
- Cream of tartar
- Vanilla
- Powder sugar
- Black and leaf green gel food coloring
- Disposable piping bags fitted with a number 2 tip
- Squeeze bottle
I’ve put a spell on you, and now you’re mine!
That’s exactly what everyone will be saying about these charming Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookies!
How to Make Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookies
Makes 18 cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set it aside
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, powder sugar, vanilla and egg and mix until combined and creamy
- Using a large bowl, combined the flour, baking soda and cream of tarter
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed
- Using your hands, continue to mix until fully combined
- Lightly flour a cutting board and knead the cookie dough a couple of times
- Roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick
- Cut out 12 cauldrons and place onto a cookie sheet
- Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly golden brown
- Repeat steps until completely out of dough
- Let cookies cool completely
How to Make Royal Icing
While your cookies are baking and cooling, it’s time to make your royal icing.
You’ll make one batch of icing and divide it to make both the black and leaf green icings.
Using the standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla and powder sugar and mix until combined and stiff peaks form.
Scoop 1 C of icing into another bowl and mix in a few drops of leaf green gel coloring until combined.
Add a few drops of black gel food coloring into the remaining icing and mix until combined
Scoop some black icing into a piping bag.
Add a few drops of water into the remaining black icing and mix until combined and thinned
Pour thinned icing into the squeeze bottle.
How to Decorate the Halloween Sugar Cookies
Please note that you will do these steps on different days as you will need time for the black cauldron’s icing to dry thoroughly prior to adding the green icing and sprinkles.
Using the black piping bag, pipe an outline around the cookies.
Fill in with the thinner black icing.
Let cookies dry overnight.
Using the green piping bag, pipe out the outline of slime in the top middle of the cookie.
Fill in with the green icing.
Pour your sprinkles onto a plate and dip the wet green icing on the cookie into the sprinkles.
Make sure the eye’s are front facing on the sprinkles.
Using the green icing again, pipe a few dots on the top right side of the sprinkles to make bubbles.
Allow the green to dry for 20 minutes before piping a few more dots to fill in the space on the bubbles.
Repeat steps until the black space where the foam bubbles go is filled.
Using the green icing again, pipe “Hocus Pocus” onto the bottom center of the cookies.
Let cookies dry for an hour before enjoying.
Extra Tips for Hocus Pocus Sugar Cookies Recipe
- Add a little bit of crunch to these cookies by adding chopped nuts to the batter before baking.
- Make these cookies extra chocolatey by adding some chocolate chips or cocoa powder to the batter before you bake them.
- For a fun twist, you can use white chocolate chips and orange food coloring to make these cookies into pumpkin cookies.
How to Store Hocus Pocus Cookies
You can store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
If you want to keep them longer, you can store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Hocus Pocus Cookies Answers & Questions
Sometimes knowing the answers to questions is important, while baking. Here are some Q and A to the most important Hocus Pocus Cookie questions.
Can I use chocolate in this recipe?
Yes, you may substitute chocolate for the black royal icing.
What you would do is pipe melted chocolate per the instructions for piping the black royal icing.
You would also want to make sure that it is nice and dry prior to continuing to decorate the cookies as well.
Can I make these cookies without the frosting?
Yes, you can make the cookies without the frosting.
However, they will not be as pretty or as delicious.
Do I have to use black food coloring?
No, you can use any color food coloring that you like.
Do I have to use Halloween sprinkles?
No, you can use any type of sprinkles that you like.
You can also experiment with colored sanding sugar too!
Can I make these cookies ahead of time?
Yes. In fact, we recommend it.
You can make the cookies ahead of time and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
And yes, the hocus pocus cookie dough is equally delicious!
More Fun Halloween Recipes!
- A quick and easy 4 ingredient Halloween snack is Pumpkin Frozen Yogurt Bites. Shaped like witch’s hats, they are as cute as they are delicious! And perfect for a little Sanderson Sisters magic!
- And if you’re looking for something a bit more adult, enjoy a Pumpkin Spice Martini. A twist on the classic martini recipe, this one is perfect for fall.
- Creepy Vampire Quesadillas are sure to be a hit with the kiddos! And they’re so easy to make!
- For more monster fun, be sure to try our Blood Shot Monster Eye Donuts!
- And if a delicious cocktail is what you need, try our Hocus Pocus inspired drink, Another Glorious Morning!
- And of course, be sure to serve these cookies at your Halloween party! We’ve got some great ideas for how to throw a Hocus Pocus themed party!
Hocus Pocus Cookies
Ingredients
Sprinkles Ingredients
- 1 container Ghost Confetti Sprinkles
- 1 container Halloween Nonpareils Sprinkles
- 1 container Halloween Confetti Sprinkles
- 1 container Orange Pearl Sprinkles
- 1 package Small Edible Eyes
Cookie Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter softened
- 1 ½ cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Egg
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Cream of Tarter
Icing Ingredients
- 4 Egg Whites
- ½ tsp Cream of Tarter
- ½ tsp Vanilla
- 4 ½ cups Powdered Sugar
- Black Gel Food Coloring
- Leaf Green Gel Food Coloring
Instructions
Hocus Pocus Cookie Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, powder sugar, vanilla and egg and mix until combined and creamy1 cup Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter, 1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla, 1 Egg
- Using a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tarter3 cups Flour, 1 tsp Baking Soda, 1 tsp Cream of Tarter
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed
- Using your hands continue to mix until fully combined
- Lightly flour a cutting board and knead the cookie dough a couple of times
- Roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick
- Cut out 12 cauldrons and place onto a cookie sheet
- Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly golden brown
- Repeat steps until completely out of dough
Royal Icing Directions
- Using the standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla and powder sugar and mix until combined and stiff peaks form4 Egg Whites, 1/2 tsp Cream of Tarter, 1/2 tsp Vanilla, 4 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
- Scoop 1 C of icing into another bowl and mix in a few drops of leaf green gel coloring until combinedLeaf Green Gel Food Coloring
- Add a few drops of black gel food coloring into the remaining icing and mix until combinedBlack Gel Food Coloring
- Scoop some black icing into a piping bag
- Add a few drops of water into the remaining black icing and mix until combined and thinned
- Pour thinned icing into the squeeze bottle
- Using the black piping bag, pipe an outline around the cookies
- With your black royal icing, pipe around the outline of the cauldron on your Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookie.
- Fill in with the thinner black icing
- Using the squeeze bottle filled with black royal icing, fill the cauldon to form the icing base of the Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookie.
- Let cookies dry overnight
- Using the green piping bag, pipe out the outline of slime in the top middle of the cookie
- Using green royal icing, pipe the outline of the potion overflowing the edges of the cauldron on your Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar cookie.
- Fill in with the green icing
- Using green royal icing, fill the inside of the potion to form the base for your sprinkles on your Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookie.
- Pour your sprinkles onto a plate and dip the wet green icing on the cookie into the sprinkles1 container Ghost Confetti Sprinkles, 1 container Halloween Nonpareils Sprinkles, 1 container Halloween Confetti Sprinkles, 1 container Orange Pearl Sprinkles, 1 package Small Edible Eyes
- Dip your cookie in your sprinkle mixture to decorate your Hocus Pocus Potion Sugar Cookie.
- Make sure the eyes are front facing on the sprinkles1 package Small Edible Eyes
- Using the green icing again, pipe a few dots on the top right side of the sprinkles to make bubbles
- Allow the green to dry for 20 minutes before piping a few more dots to fill in the space on the bubbles
- Repeat steps until the black space where the foam bubbles go is filled
- Using the green icing again, pipe “Hocus Pocus” onto the bottom center of the cookies
- Let cookies dry for an hour before enjoying.
Notes
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Hi, I’m Jennifer. I love to cook and entertain. I have a lot of fun sharing traditional food and drink recipes as well as putting a new spin on the classics. I strive to provide easy to make recipes that are perfect for the home cook, bartender and entertainer.