Description
Delightful cookies perfect for Halloween with a chocolatey flavor and festive decorations.
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, at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (170 g) Halloween M&M’s
- 3 tbsp (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
- When the cookies are straight out of the oven, scoot a large circular cookie cutter around them to give them a perfect circular shape.
Notes
- Ensure butter is softened for better mixing.
- The cookies may spread slightly while baking, so space them adequately.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg