Description
These Halloween Cookies are a festive treat featuring a rich black cocoa base, decorated with vibrant Halloween M&Ms, sprinkles, and candy eyeballs. Perfect for any spooky celebration, these cookies combine a chocolatey flavor with playful decorations to make your Halloween extra special.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/4 cups (156 g) all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 5 tbsp (35 g) black cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (168 g) unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup (165 g) light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
- 2 egg yolks (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (170 g) Halloween M&Ms
- 3 tbsp (36 g) Halloween jimmies
- Candy eyeballs for decoration
- Extra Halloween M&Ms and jimmies for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, black cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla extract until the mixture is pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Combine Ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined.
- Fold in Mix-Ins: Gently fold in the Halloween M&Ms and sprinkles using a spatula.
- Form and Decorate Cookies: Scoop the dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each) and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Decorate each dough ball with extra M&Ms, candy eyeballs, and sprinkles.
- Bake: Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Chill Dough: For a firmer dough and easier handling, you can chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking.
- Decorations: Feel free to get creative with different Halloween-themed decorations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg