Description
These Dark Chocolate Halloween Cookies are a festive and delicious treat, perfect for any Halloween celebration. Made with rich dark cocoa powder and topped with bright orange M&Ms, they’re both visually appealing and irresistibly tasty.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey’s Special Dark®)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 ¼ cups orange-colored M&Ms® (or other orange candy-coated chocolates)
Instructions
- Preheat & Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Cream the Butter and Sugars: In a mixing bowl, cream together the room temperature butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture, mixing until well combined.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, dark cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder (if using).
- Mix Dough: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a thick dough forms. Stir in the dark chocolate chips.
- Add M&Ms: Gently fold in about half of the orange M&Ms into the dough, reserving the rest for topping.
- Shape Cookies: Using a 2-tablespoon ice cream scoop or spoon, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Press a few extra M&Ms on top of each cookie.
- Bake: Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are firm but the centers are still soft. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For a more intense chocolate flavor, you can add a teaspoon of instant espresso powder to the dry ingredients.
- Ensure the cookies are slightly underbaked to maintain a soft center.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160 kcal
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25g