No tricks, just plenty of treats with this spooky eyeball cookie recipe that’s perfect for Halloween. Not too scary, just a fun and yummy cookie that kids will love. This chocolate cookie is easy to make. And, kids will love helping to decorate the cookies with all of the candy eyeballs.
About Spooky Eyeball Cookie Recipe
One of the things that I love about this recipe is that it’s really easy to make. Some holiday snacks and baked goods can be really time consuming to make. Or, you need a lot of decorations or colors to make it. But this spooky eyeball cookie recipe doesn’t take much.
The other thing I like about this cookie is that it’s something that people will like. It’s a double chocolate chip cookie. Now who doesn’t love that? So it’s a yummy cookie treat that’s taken to the next level with some black food dye and candy eyes.
Candy eyes are a fun decoration to keep in your pantry because you can use them for lots of different baked goods. They can be used as eyes for your decorated sugar cookies. Or, keeping with the Halloween theme you can use them to create monster face cupcakes. These eyes can be used for fun, silly, or scary themed treats.
Recipe for Halloween Cookies with Eyes
Spooky Eye Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Hand Mixer optional
- Stand Mixer optional
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Unsalted butter
- ¾ Cup Dark brown sugar
- ¼ Cup Granulated sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
- Black food dye
- 1 Cup All-Purpose flour
- ½ Cup Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. Baking soda
- ½ tsp. Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Milk
- 1 ½ Cups Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the softened butter and white and brown sugars. Beat together for 2 minutes until combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract mixing once again until combined.
- Add a hefty amount of black food gel or 5-6 food dye drops. Mix together adding more for a deeper shade of black.
- Add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt all at once. Mix together with a hand mixer until a thick dough forms.
- Add the milk and blend together again until smooth. Pour in the chocolate chips
- Fold together with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Use a 2 inch scoop or 2 teaspoons full of cookie dough and place on the baking sheet. Place each cookie about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Slightly press down each cookie with the palm of your hand.
- Place the small and big candy eyeballs all over the front of each cookie. Leave little space between each eye as the cookies will spread a little when baking.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
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