Halloween Cookies Recipe
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Halloween Cookies Recipe
Description
The Halloween Cookies Recipe creates a sweet dough mixing sugars, softened butter, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and all-purpose flour. Chopped Halloween M&M's are folded into the dough to provide chocolate bursts with colorful candy shells throughout. Whole M&M's and sprinkles stud the tops before baking in a 350°F oven for 7-8 minutes. After baking, candy eyes top the cookies to add a whimsical effect fitting for Halloween.
The dough balance ensures a chewy and moist texture. The baking time keeps the cookies soft rather than crispy or crunchy. Decorating the dough before and after baking allows for festive visual appeal. This method invites customization by adjusting candy quantities according to preference.
Cookies can be served as a fun seasonal treat or party snack during Halloween festivities. The combination of familiar cookie dough and thematic toppings makes them appealing for kids and adults alike.
Freezing formed dough balls before baking provides convenient make-ahead options and longer storage, up to three months. Before baking from frozen, allow partial thawing and add a brief baking time adjustment. After baking, store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature with a piece of white bread to maintain softness for 3-4 days, or freeze baked cookies for extended keeping.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup M&M's chopped, Halloween variety
- M&M's
- eye candies
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In a mixing bowl cream together sugars, butter and oil.
- Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
- Add dry ingredients, as well as vanilla, and mix until combined.
- Stir in ½ cup chopped M&M's. (You can add more or less according to your preference)
- Scoop onto a baking sheet. Add a few whole M&M's and sprinkles to the top of the dough.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes. Add a few candy eyes to the top of baked cookies. Allow to cool on the baking sheet.
Notes
- Freeze formed cookie dough balls in a single layer until firm before transferring to a freezer-safe container; store up to 3 months.
- When baking frozen dough, allow partial thawing and consider increasing baking time by 1-2 minutes to compensate.
- Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature with a slice of white bread inside to help maintain softness for 3-4 days.
- Baked cookies can also be frozen for longer storage.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 151kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 130mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 37mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 98IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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