Lump of Coal Cookies
Have you been naughty or nice this year?
I’m going to prank the kiddlets this Christmas and it’s going to be awesome! You know that little hiding place where you hide Christmas presents, every home has one. I must be special because I have more than one. The main area is in my closet in my bedroom but that’s way too easy for the giant man-baby so each year I have to gain a creative view on hiding places in my home. But I’m not saying anything here in case of wondering eyes, ya’know.
I’m so going to stuff their stockings full of these lump of coal cookies and ask the kiddos to check their stockings first. The prank will go a little something like…
“For Christmas this year children, you’ve been naughty. Therefore Santa has left you some coal. Did you know some pregnant women eat coal. Go on, try it.” 
“What’s that you say, they taste like sugar cookies? Really? How did that happen?”
That’s all assuming that my prank goes to plan. Of course, it could all go terribly wrong and they burst out crying thinking they don’t actually have anything than an old piece of coal and I’ll feel guilty for the rest of my life. So here’s hoping!
Sue’s version of her lump of coal cookies on her blog, Munchkin Munchies, inspired me to make my own. Thanks for the inspiration, Sue.
Lump of Coal Cookies Recipe
Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Cook Time: 8-10 mins
Yield: approx. 30 cookies
Ingredients:
- 3 cups plain (all purpose) flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup (250g) butter
- 1 cup sugar (caster/super fine is preferred)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- black gel or paste food colouring
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 180/350/Gas Mark 5. Prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a silpat.
- Cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract.
- Sift the flour and mix until a dough forms. Using a gel or paste food colouring, add food colouring a bit at a time until you get a dark coal-like colour.
- Divide the dough into 2 pieces and place one half in the fridge.
- Break off chunks of dough until your desired coal size. Roll or rough them up a bit and place on the baking tray. Place in the freezer while working on the second half of the dough and place in the freezer while the first batch cooks and repeat with the second batch.
- Allow to cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
Recipe Source:
Halved recipe from Munchkin Munchies
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Depends.. if I’m nice will I get extra cookies? Or if I’m naughty?
hehe. These are too cute!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted…Peppermint Bark Ice Cream
You’ll have to try it and find out!
But don’t blame me if you get actual coal. 
Thanks Hayley.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Online Shopping and Why I Love mySupermarket
I am definitely making this on christmas eve for my naughty children. LOL!
What a great idea Lisa!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by Gghie, let me know how it goes. I reserve the right to not be responsible if it ruins your Christmas for your children. They’ll be happy again one moment later when they eat them though. LOL.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Online Shopping and Why I Love mySupermarket
Bwahahahaha! Awesome. I totally want to do this…but I know my kid. She’ll cry for sure. She already cries “Santa is bringing me coal!!!” every time she gets in trouble.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted…Peanut Butter Chocolate Bark and a Holiday Recap Round-Up
Oh my! Haha, that’s hilarious! I wouldn’t recommend this then otherwise you’ll be paying her therapy for everrr!
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Online Shopping and Why I Love mySupermarket
You sneaky mom, you!
These look fantastic! I can’t wait to hear how it plays out;) Thanks so much for the shout-out and link-love, Lisa!
You’re more than welcome, Sue. I’ll let you know how it plays out. Hopefully well, otherwise they’ll be scarred for life.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Online Shopping and Why I Love mySupermarket
Ahahahaaa this is hilarious! I love these cookies, TOO cute!
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Thanks Kayle.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Online Shopping and Why I Love mySupermarket
Do these have cocoa??
They’re no chocolate in this sugar cookie recipe. But if you substitute some of the flour for cocoa powder, you can make a chocolate variety too.
Thanks for stopping by.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Online Shopping and Why I Love mySupermarket
Haha I think being naughty is better this year if these ‘coal’ cookies are the return
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Heh, me too Uru, me too.
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Great ideas! It is so cute! I like a lot all of your recipes! Thanks again you shared at my link party!
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Thanks Vera, glad you like the coal cookies.
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How fun is this going to be?! They look so cool!
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Hehe, I know Erin. I just hope it all doesn’t go terribly wrong.
Thanks for stopping by.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Candy Cane Chocolate Peppermint Creams
This is a cute prank, and these cookies look delicious. Really, some pregnant women eat coal? Interesting.
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Haha, yes. Well, yes and no. When I was a child, my dad was a coal miner therefore we received free coal. Coal was the main fuel for fires back then and it was widely known that pregnant woman used to crave it. Some used to eat it while others just craved eating it but didn’t. Strange, huh?
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Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Candy Cane Chocolate Peppermint Creams
First “man baby” made me literally laugh out loud just now. Love it. Also, this is the cutest prank ever. I’d totally be naughty if it meant I got delicious cookies. That sounds terrible but ugh they look so yummy.
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain recently posted…Funfetti Holiday Cut Out Cookies
Hehe, but he *IS* a giant man-baby. I’ve called him that ever since I started this blog, and before. And rock on with the naughtiness just as long as Santa brings you coal cookies and not actual coal!
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Candy Cane Chocolate Peppermint Creams
These are so fun!! Thanks for sharing.
I also wanted to let you know that I featured you on my blog today:
http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/12/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-60.html
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Aww, thank you so much Lindsay. This made me smile. I pretty much look like this –>
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Candy Cane Chocolate Peppermint Creams
I love this idea! I think the look in your kids face will be priceless!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen recently posted…Vintage Mondays – Spicy Ginger Cardamom Cookies
It will!
Thanks Paula.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Candy Cane Chocolate Peppermint Creams
I thought you might want to know….it looks like you forgot to list the food coloring in your ingredient list.
These are so darn cute!
Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen recently posted…Giant Peppermint Oreos
Thanks for the catch Loretta. I did leave it off purposely as it’s a general sugar cookie recipe that anyone can use to make any style of sugar cookies. But now that you mention it, I might just add it in there for the purpose of making this recipe specific and complete for what it is.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted…Candy Cane Chocolate Peppermint Creams
Help! Trying to make these now, and having some issues:
1. When do I add baking powder? I’m guessing with the flour, but the instructions don’t specify.
2. I don’t have gel food coloring, so I’m mixing drops of liquid food coloring to make black. I’ve done it, but when I add it to the dough, I can’t get it darker than brown, even when mixing up additional batches of black color & adding it in. How dark will the dough get?
As a teacher, I’d love to make these for all my students. Any advice?
Hi Angela, I emailed you earlier about this. I hope you got my email?
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