Susan Waddington was kind enough to share with me the recipe for her unparalleled sugar cookies. Above you can see my first attempt to do her recipe some justice. Sadly, the world is unjust.
As you can see, I made the pumpkin first, when the icing was still far too runny, so it's the most messy (the cracking happened later, when I transferred the cookie to the plate for this photo).
The ghost came next, he's a bit more respectable, though lacking in eyes and ghastly moaning mouth, etc. The horror comes from his anonymity.
Icing for the cat and bat was made last and with added cocoa and so they taste the best. The icing had finally reached a fine consistency by then, but I had also reached the end of my patience, so some sloppiness remains.
As we enter the holiday season, I'll be working on these every week or so until I can get something, if not Waddington-worthy, at least not a lasting shame to their family legacy.
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