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a black cocoa mummy cookie decorated with white piped frosting to look like bandages and two candy eyes with skeleton fingers lurking in the background

Mummy Cookies

Author Erin Dooner
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18 cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
These mummy cookies get their dark color and Oreo flavor from black cocoa and no food coloring is needed. They’re eggless, with vegan and gluten-free options.

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 1 1/2 cups (188 grams) flour see notes
  • 1/2 cup (58 grams) black cocoa powder I recommend The Cocoa Trader brand
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder I recommend aluminum-free for taste reasons
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 7 1/2 tablespoons (105 grams) refined coconut oil slightly softened but NOT at all melty, see notes
  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) light brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mummy decorations:

  • 3/4 cup (90 grams) powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons milk of choice plant-based for vegan
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • candy eyeballs use vegan, if needed

Instructions

Prepare the dough:

  • In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the dry ingredients (flour, black cocoa, baking powder, and salt). Set aside.
    1 1/2 cups (188 grams) flour, 1/2 cup (58 grams) black cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • In a large mixing bowl with a stand mixer or electric hand mixer, beat together the coconut oil, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
    7 1/2 tablespoons (105 grams) refined coconut oil, 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar, 1/2 cup (100 grams) light brown sugar
  • Beat in water and vanilla until well combined.
    1/4 cup (60 ml) water, 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Beat the flour mixture in on low until totally combined.
  • Let the dough sit for about 10 minutes to allow the flour time to absorb the moisture. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 °F (176 °C) and line a cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
  • Roll into eighteen 35-gram balls. They usually feel a little greasy, but not very. Sometimes, they're more greasy than just a tiny bit, but they still bake up fine and didn’t come out greasy.
  • Place the balls about 3" apart on the parchment-line baking baking sheet. No need to press them down.
  • Bake for 9 minutes. Then press them down slightly with the bottom of a flat glass, just enough to make them level so you can decorate them more easily. You’re basically just removing all puffiness at the top of the cookies.
  • Let them cool completely on the baking sheet.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. They can also be frozen (dough or baked cookies) for up to 3 months.

Make the mummy faces:

  • Stir together the icing ingredients (powdered sugar, milk and vanilla) in a small bowl. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with Wilton tip #3 or a similar one.
    3/4 cup (90 grams) powdered sugar, 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons milk of choice, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pipe a tiny bit of icing on the back of 2 eyes and place them on a cookie to create the mummy eyes.
    candy eyeballs
  • Then pipe the bandages around the eyes. Do this for each cookie.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days. If you want to refrigerate or freeze the cookies, I recommend putting on the eyes after the cookies have come to room temp. Just to be on the safe side!

Notes

  • For the flour you can use all-purpose, whole wheat, or white whole wheat flour. If you're gluten-free, I recommend using King Arthur Flour Gluten-free Measure for Measure Flour. Bob's Red Mill Gluten-free 1:1 Baking Flour also works, but the texture was better with KAF. Other brands that are meant as a 1:1 sub for all-purpose flour should work, but I haven't tried them.
  • The coconut oil shouldn’t be rock hard – but also not melty – or the cookies will be greasy, and there’s no way to fix it.
  • The nutrition information does not include the candy eyes.
  • The nutrition information provided is calculated as a courtesy and is only an estimate. I am not a licensed nutritionist or dietitian. For the most accurate nutritional data, consult a professional or use your preferred calculator.

Nutrition

Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.5gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 0.03mgSodium: 138mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 0.4IUVitamin C: 0.001mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mgNet Carbs: 25
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