For it is plain as anyone can see, we’re simply meant to be. Jack and Sally sing of how perfectly matched they are in this touching moment in Nightmare Before Christmas. I sing the same song when I’m baking. Adorable Sally themed Sugar Cookies and me, we’re simply meant to be! If The Nightmare Before Christmas makes your heart sing also, this Sally Sugar Cookies recipe is for you!
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Halloween’s a pretty big deal around here. It’s my favorite holiday of the year, and my husband adores The Nightmare Before Christmas. Like we have framed portraits of Sally & Jack hanging in our home. And let’s not even get started on when October rolls around.
For our daughter’s 10th birthday, she selected a Nightmare themed sleepover. It was so much fun to add just the right amount of spooky to her celebration. Check out some of the fun from our celebration down below.
With each holiday season, we’re looking to add new recipes, decorations, and family fun. That’s why I’m so thrilled to be able to share these Sally Sugar Cookies with you!
A yummy sugar cookie recipe is the base. When the cookie dough is colored to match Sally’s patchwork dress and completed with black icing stitches, they are the perfect treat for a Nightmare Before Christmas movie night or adding to any Halloween celebration.
Sally Sugar Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c unsalted butter, softened
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- food coloring in blue, teal, purple, and pink
- chocolate melts
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degree F, and line baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar together on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes. The mixture will be pale and fluffy.
Next, add the egg and beat again. Continue by adding the egg yolk and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
Add dry ingredients (flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt). Beat on low until well combined.
Now to Sally-fy your dough! Split your dough into four bowls, adding food coloring to the individual bowls. Mix with a fork to combine. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
What makes the cookies have the true Sally feel is the patchwork effect. You’ll create this using 3 colors of dough pressed together to form a golf-ball sized dough ball. Mix and match your colors for a beautiful display.
Bake cookies for 8-12 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool on wire baking rack for 2 minutes.
Once cooled, you can add the stitches to your Sally Sugar Cookies. Melt your chocolate according to package instructions. Using a piping bag or even a sandwich bag with the tip snipped off, add stitch designs along the cookies where colors meet. Use both X’s and l’s for your stitches.
Let set for 30 minutes and enjoy!
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These look so bright and colourful they make me happy! Definitely saving this recipe for a pick me up in the future!
One of my favourite Hallowe’en (slash Christmas?) movies! These cookies are just too adorable — I’ll have to have a go at making them myself this year. 🙂
Whichever holiday it’s for, it’s a great film! Thanks for checking these out. Hope you enjoy them.
I love the colors! You can make some many creative designs when combining like this!
You seriously make the cutest food! Those look perfect!
Wow this is really cool Melanie!! Love the creativity and Halloween inspiration (:
Wow! I would love to try making this recipe! My husband would absolutely love these. This is my kind of weekend treat.
I love sugar cookies and these are so cute! I am definitely going to try this recipe as I think my kids will love it.
That sugar cookies are so pretty and love their colors. It looks delicious and looks so easy to prepare, I will try to make this for my kids.
Super cute idea. Love that they are so colorful, great for Halloween too!
Those look yummy and so much fun to make (I love the bright colors) and of course eat!
Ooh! I think I could handle this recipe! What a creative idea and perfect for Halloween!
I love these, they are super cute and I’m really tempted to make them now haha. I love the colours you used.
What in the world? These cookies are ridiculously awesome! my kiddos would love to make these. Love the bright colors. we will be doing a fun baking day with these for sure. thanks for sharing the recipe! how fun!!
These sally sugar cookies look really delicious and look so easy to prepare, I want to try this.
These look absolutely amazing. I would easily eat the whole serving
OMG! such a bute idea! I am personally counting day till Halloween! I need to make such treats for it for sure! Bookmarking!
This is my favorite movie and I know I have to now try out this recipe
This is so cute! I have friends who are serious Nightmare Before Christmas fans that would love these.
You are going to be a huge hit with my kids once these get made.They are going to love them.
These look and sound great – I love all the colours! So tempting!
These are really cute! Perfect for a halloween party!
These are cute! We used to make these rainbow cookies when I was a kid.
We don’t celebrate Halloween, but I like your colorful sugar cookies. They are so versatile for a treat. And using your idea of making multicolored balls of dough means you could try all different color combinations for different occasions.