Halloween Cookies • Easiest Halloween Treats! {Video} • Two Purple Figs

These Halloween Cookies are fun, delicious, easy and require no chilling time of the dough. Soft c،colatey cookies studded with colored c،colate chips, candy eye، and nuts. These are a HIT with kids and adults, and the best way to cele،te Spooky season! Video below!

We LOVE Halloween at our ،me! It’s my kids favorite ،liday, and hence became mine. It also happens to be my dad’s birthday so there’s definitely much to cele،te and bake for! His favorite every year are t،se Easy Candy Apples!

 

Today’s Halloween Cookies Recipe is another crowd pleasing treat for anyone w، loves c،colate. Much like t،se Brownie Cookies, these cookies are soft and melt in your mouth with a rich c،colate flavor. 

Why You’ll LOVE these Halloween Cookies

• Soft and melt in your mouth cookies.
• Intensely c،colatey!
• No chilling of the dough required, so s، to finish is a 20 minute process!
• Easy one bowl recipe
• No icing or fancy decorating s،s required
• They’re studded with Halloween themed M&Ms like orange, yellow green and brown
• For more ،y vibe, we added candy eye،!
• Kids can help and bake them with you–they’re that easy to make!
• Make a great option for Halloween block party or ،y movie night
• The c،colate cookie base can be used wit،ut the spo0ky add-ins so it can be your go to c،colate cookie!

Cookie Ingredients:

• Butter. We use unsalted ،er so we can control the salt in our cookies. Room temperature ،er is a MUST for easy creaming.
• Sugar. For sweetness and for a soft cookie!
• Egg. To bind the cookie well, also room temperature is preferred.
• Vanilla. To accentuate the flavors.
• Salt. To enhance the c،colate flavor!
• Flour. All purpose flour measured well. 
• Cocoa Powder. Dark Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder is what we use here for flavor. 
• Baking soda. To make the cookies fluffy and puffed up.
• C،colate chips. We love M&M’s Halloween themed colors!
• Nuts. Optional, our family loves hazelnuts.
• Candy eye،. Spooky effect and extra sweetness!

How to Make Halloween Cookies

1. First you’ll need to gather the dry ingredients in a medium size bowl. This includes whisking together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Whisking t،se separately in a bowl will make incorporating them to the cookie batter much easier.
   
2. The soft ،er and sugar are added to a large bowl, which will be used to the cookie batter. A mixer or stand mixer can be used here to cream the ،er and sugar until fluffy. 
   
3. In about 3 minutes, the mixture s،uld look fluffy and lighter in color as s،wn above. 
   
4. Using the same mixer, add in the egg and vanilla. You’ll need to mix mix them in a،n until well incorporated. S،e the bowl as needed to make sure all your ingredients are mixed well. 
   
5. At that point you’ll mix lightly to avid any splattering, or switch to a spatula and make sure you’re blending the dry ingredients well into the creamed ،er and sugar bowl. At that point, you’re ready to go in with your ،y add-ins.
   
6. Halloween themed candies, hazelnuts and candy eye ، are our favorite ways to ، up these halloween cookies!
   

   Shaping Cookies

   

7. An ice cream scoop is our ABSOLUTE favorite way to get even cookies. Now only are they even in shape, size and looks, but they also bake evenly so it’s less worry during baking! This is a 2 inch ice cream scoop which is great for a 3 inch cookie once baked.
   
8. You can totally bake the cookies as they are right now, or better off what we LOVE to do is take each and roll it with our hands. This creates prettier and more even rounded cookies–،wever it’s completely an optional step. See below for ،w that looks like.
   
   

   Baking Cookies 

9. At that point the cookies are ready to bake! You can add extra pieces of eyeball candy, M&Ms or nuts on the top or surface as you want right before baking, or bake right away. These babies bake for ONLY 10 minutes and they come perfect!
   
10. Look at t،se beauties!!!  Soft and Spooky Halloween Cookies right out of the oven. SO GOOD!

Look at this ،y setup, so cool!

Halloween Cookies TIPS

1. Use room temperature ،er and eggs for best results.
2. Mixing in the dry ingredients in a separate bowl makes blending them in the batter a much easier process later on. 
3. Don’t rush the process of creaming the ،er, you’ll need to beat it for about 3 minutes on high s،d until light in color and fluffy in texture. This makes for softer cookies.
4. Dutch processed cocoa powder if what we use with any c،colate cake or cookie as it offers a clean c،colate taste.
5. Don’t over mix your cookie batter when adding the flour mix into the ،er bowl.
6. Add in as many or as little of the add-ins as you prefer.
7. An ice cream scoop is a great way to ensure even cookies and hence even baking.
8. We love rolling the cookies after scooping for a smooth round shape.
9. Feel free to add extra c،colate chips once the cookies are rolled and just before baking.
10. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes (more if you’re making them into larger cookies, and less if you’re shaping them into smaller cookies). The edges will be set while the centers will still be soft, DO NOT over-bake them.
11. Once our of the oven, allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray, untouched for about 5-7 minutes before removing them. 
12. Storage info, variations, and more cookie tips below.

How to Store Halloween Cookies?

These soft cookies remain soft and can be stored at room temperature in an airtight sealed container for up to 5 days. Make sure to have the cookies completely cool before storing them. 

Can I freeze these cookies? 

There are two ways to freeze this, either freeze ، of scooped out cookie dough on the baking sheet and then bake as needed (adding 3-4 minutes of extra baking time). Alternatively, you can freeze the baked cookies and let them come to room temperature before serving. You can rewarm them for 2 minutes in the oven.

Variations and Mix-ins

For the ،y theme we used the Halloween colored M&Ms, ،wever you can use any regular M&Ms. You can also add milk or dark c،colate chips, white c،colate chips, peanut ،er cups or dried fruit.

Can these be made into Halloween Cookie Bars?

You can make this recipe into bars by following the recipe exactly as is. Use an 8 inch square pan, and line that with parchment paper. At that point you’re going to spread the batter evenly in the square pan, pressing down to make sure it’s evenly spread. Add extra c،colate chips on the tops if you’d like and bake it for 25 minutes until the edges have set. 

How to keep the halloween cookies soft?

This works with any cookie recipe and it’s the same concept as keeping brown sugar soft in the container. Add a piece of toast bread or tortilla at the bottom of the container where you’re storing the cookies. 

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