Make Fantasmini Biscotto, spooky Italian cookies, perfect for Halloween festivities!

Fantasmini Biscotto

Fantasmini Biscotto are charming Italian cookies, ideal for Halloween. These delightful treats are crafted from a crumbly shortcrust pastry and filled with a rich chocolate ganache made from dark chocolate and condensed milk. The unique ghost shape, complete with eyes and mouth cutouts, is dusted with powdered sugar to enhance their spooky appearance.

Perfect for Halloween parties, these cookies can be prepared alongside other themed treats, or enjoyed as a special snack during the spookiest time of the year. Making these cookies can also be a fun activity to share with children, who can help shape and decorate each ghostly figure, making every cookie uniquely their own.

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• Halloween Chocolate Fudge
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• Air Fryer Halloween Cupcakes
• Condensed Milk Halloween Cake Pops
• Halloween Brownies

Ingredients

• 250g all-purpose flour
• 125g unsalted butter, cold
• 100g powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 100g dark chocolate
• 100g condensed milk
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine flour and cold butter until crumbly.
2. Add powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix until a dough forms.
3. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Melt dark chocolate in a double boiler, then mix with condensed milk to create ganache.
5. Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F).
6. Roll out the dough and cut into ghost shapes using a cookie cutter.
7. Place a small amount of ganache in the center of half the cookies.
8. Cover with another cookie and seal the edges.
9. Carve out eyes and mouth on the top cookie.
10. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.
11. Once cool, dust with powdered sugar.

Total Time: 50 min

Cuisine: Italian