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A spread of Halloween cookies with a skeleton hand lifting up one cookie.

Halloween Cookies Recipe

These Halloween Cookies have the richest chocolate batter studded with Reese's Pieces, seasonal M&Ms, candy eyeballs, and vibrant sprinkles. They will be the hit of the party!
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Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter (8 tablespoons) at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons M&Ms Ghoul's Mix
  • ½ cup Reese’s Pieces
  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • cup Halloween sprinkles
  • 2 tablespoons candy eyeballs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 rimmed baking pans with parchment paper.
  • In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg and vanilla and mix until well combined.
  • Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and mix on low speed until a shaggy dough forms.
  • Using rubber spatula, fold in 1/2 cup M&Ms, Reese’s pieces and chocolate chips.
  • Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, place cookie dough scoops 2 inches apart on prepared pans. Roll the dough into balls. Roll top half of each ball in sprinkles and return to pan, sprinkle-side up. Press remaining 2 tablespoons M&Ms onto tops of balls.
  • Transfer to oven and bake 9 to 10 minutes or until centers of cookies are just set.
  • Transfer pan to cooling rack and carefully press candy eyeballs onto cookies while they are still warm. Allow cookies to cool completely on pan.
Calories: 234kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 24mg, Sodium: 116mg, Potassium: 85mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 25g, Vitamin A: 191IU, Vitamin C: 0.05mg, Calcium: 22mg, Iron: 1mg
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