Cookie cutter recipe

[shivvy]

I have bought some cookie cutters shaped as bats, tombstones, witches etc which I want to use for making the kids some treats at halloween. I don't eat many biscuits and need a bit of advice about recipes for the cookies. Something a little different to basic cookie recipes would be good.
Thanks.

[Clanad]

This is as simple and cutter friendly a recipe as I've found. Quick to make and quick to bake, they can be decorated in any way you choose...
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

[shivvy]

Thanks Clanad - I'll give them a go.
Don't suppose you have a recipe for (easy) chocolate cookies?

[Clanad]

You bet! We use this one a lot in the fall since it's not only easy but a little different. Forgive the american measurements and temperatures:
Easy Chocolate Drop Cookies
With Mocha Icing

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
.
Mocha Icing
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
dash salt
3 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Preparation:
Cream 1/2 cup butter with the brown sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in the melted chocolate. Into another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Stir in pecans or walnuts, if using. Grease cookie sheets and heat oven to 350� (F). Drop cookie dough by teaspoonful, about 2 inches apart, onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until firm. . Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely. Frost with mocha icing.
Mocha Icing: Cream the 1/4 cup butter with the cocoa, coffee powder, and salt. Gradually beat in 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Slowly add the 2 remaining cups powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, beating until smooth. Frost cooled cookies.
Makes 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 dozen cookies.

[shivvy]

Thanks again Clanad. I think I'll make some of both.