Description
Indulge in these delightful Chocolate Halloween Cookies packed with candy-coated peanut butter pieces, perfect for celebrating the spooky season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup white sugar
- ⅔ cup butter softened
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese’s Pieces®)
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese’s Pieces®)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, cream together the white sugar and softened butter until smooth.
- Beat in the milk, egg, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture until blended.
- Fold in the candy-coated peanut butter pieces.
- Drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are firm.
- For the frosting, combine melted butter, cocoa powder, confectioners’ sugar, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
- Frost the cooled cookies and top with additional candy-coated peanut butter pieces.
Notes
Store the cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh. You can adjust the amount of candy-coated pieces to your liking.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 105 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
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