Halloween Cookies
These are the best Halloween cookies! They're extra chocolatey black velvet cookies, with Halloween M&Ms, sprinkles and candy eyeballs! They're a spooky treat perfect for spooky season and any Halloween party!
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups (156 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 5 tablespoon (35 g) black cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (168 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup (165 g) light brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
- 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup (170 g) Halloween M&M's
- 3 tablespoon (36 g) Halloween jimmies
- candy eyeballs for decoration
- extra Halloween M&Ms and jimmies for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, black cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.1 ¼ cups (156 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, 5 tablespoon (35 g) black cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- Add the softened, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a large bowl. Cream the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer for two minutes, or until light and fluffy. (You can also use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.)¾ cup (168 g) unsalted butter, softened, ¾ cup (165 g) light brown sugar, packed, ¼ cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
- Add in the egg yolks and vanilla and mix on medium speed for two minutes, or until the mixture is pale in color and fluffy.2 egg yolks, at room temperature, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed just until combined.
- Add in the M&Ms and Halloween sprinkles and gently fold them into the cookie dough with a rubber spatula.¾ cup (170 g) Halloween M&M's, 3 tablespoon (36 g) Halloween jimmies
- Scoop the dough into 17 balls using a 2-tablespoon capacity cookie scoop. Arrange the dough balls two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Add extra M&Ms, candy eyeballs and sprinkles on the sides and center of the cookie dough balls.candy eyeballs for decoration, extra Halloween M&Ms and jimmies for decoration
- Bake the cookies for 10-11 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to completely cool. (Some of the eyeballs may melt while baking. I had to swap them out for new ones after baking.)(When the cookies are straight out of the oven, scoot a large circular cookie cutter around them to give them a perfect circular shape.)
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