Mummy Cookies

These apple spice mummy cookies are such a fun twist on a fall favorite. They’re soft, warmly spiced, and drizzled with white chocolate ‘bandages’ for that perfect Halloween touch. And those little edible eyes? Absolutely adorable. I love serving them at parties or packaging them up as gifts — they’re festive, delicious, and guaranteed to make everyone smile.

Prep Time	Bake Time
25 mins	12 mins
Total Time	Yields
55 mins	12

Ingredients

For the cookies:

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

•  1 teaspoon baking soda

•  1/2 tsp salt

•  1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

•  1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

•  1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

•  1/4 teaspoon cloves

•  3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, 170g

•  3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

•  1/4 cup granulated sugar

•  1 large egg

•  1 tsp vanilla extract

•  1/2 cup sweetened or unsweetened applesauce

For decoration:

•  1 cup white chocolate chips or melting wafers

•  1 teaspoon coconut oil, optional, for smooth drizzle

•  edible candy eyes

Ingredients

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

   
   

   Mix dry ingredients:

2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.

   
   

   Cream butter and sugars:

3. In a large bowl, beat butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (2–3 min). Add egg and vanilla, mix well. Stir in apple puree.

   
   

   Combine wet and dry:

4. Add the flour mixture in batches and mix until just combined. Don’t overmix.

   
   

   Scoop and bake:

5. Scoop into 1½ tbsp balls (or use a small cookie scoop) and place 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with your hand.

   
   

6. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until edges are set and centers are soft. Cool completely on a rack.

   
   

   Melt white chocolate:

7. In a heatproof bowl, melt white chocolate chips with 1 tsp coconut oil in the microwave (15-second intervals, stirring between). Transfer to a zip-top bag or piping bag.

   
   

   Drizzle “bandages”:

8. Snip a tiny hole in the bag corner and drizzle back and forth over cookies in zig-zag patterns to create mummy "wraps."

   
   

   Add eyes:

9. Quickly press candy eyes into the melted chocolate before it sets.