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Home » Biscuits and Cookies » The Easiest Halloween Monster Chocolate Cookies

The Easiest Halloween Monster Chocolate Cookies

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Halloween Monster Chocolate Cookies are an absolute must at our Halloween party table. Super easy and fun to make, I get the kids involved and they absolutely love it.

halloween monster mummy cookies laid out on flourescent green cotton wool with spiders crawling over them and two white glass jars in the background.

These chocolate crinkle cookies could NOT be easier to make and so effective it feels spookily wrong.

I came across the idea by accident really, with the simple addition of a pair of googly eyes Halloween was right there in a baking instant. I actually squealed with excitement.

Recipe

You will need -

4 tbsp Oil - vegetable or sunflower (olive oil will give them a slight olive flavour)

200 grams Sugar (1 cup) - any caster or granulated sugar

200 grams (7 oz) Flour - self raising or if using plain flour then add 1 tsp baking powder

60 grams (2.12 0z) Cocoa Powder - darker the better but not drinking cocoa/chocolate

2 Eggs - large

100 grams ( 3.53 oz) Baking Chocolate Chips - needs to be cooking chocolate so that the chips don't melt but you could cut up a cooking chocolate bar too.

50 grams (1.76 oz ) Icing Sugar

Main equipment required is either a free standing mixer, large mixing bowl and electric hand whisk or wooden spoon, lined or greased large flat baking tray and scales.

There is a full recipe card with exact ingredients and instructions at the bottom of this post.

Method

  • Put the sugar, oil and cocoa into your mixing bowl and beat together.
sugar, cocoa and clear oil in a large mixing bowl.

  • It will look like sandy rubble.
  • dark brown sandy rubble mixture in a large white mixing bowl
    • Add your eggs and beat until mixed well together.
    dark brown liquid batter in a large mixing bowl on a white surface.
    • Tip in the flour and chocolate chips
    flour and chocolate chips resting on the surface of the chocolate batter in a large mixing bowl.
    • Mix well together.
    thick brown mixture in a large white mixing bowl with a wooden spoon in there too resting on the side of the bowl.
    • Now comes the fun part kiddoes. Put your icing sugar in a bowl and take a small amount of mixture in your hand. I weigh mine out to be about 40 grams each. Roll into a ball and then roll around in the icing sugar to fully coat them. Place on your lined baking tray.
    nine white small balls on a orange lined baking tray
    • This makes about sixteen of them so you will have two trays to bake. I do them one at a time for approx 12 minutes. They will set as they cool. So if you want them fudgy in the middle then don't bake them for any longer.
    • As soon as they are out of the oven carefully press a pair of googly eyes into the appropriate places on your cookies.
    chocolate crinkle cookies on a lined orange baking tray with googly eyes pressed into them. Extra googly eyes are at the back of the picture scattered .

    Pro Tips for Halloween Monster Chocolate Cookies

    • If your mixture is too sticky to roll then chill for thirty minutes in the fridge.
    • Use an independent oven thermometer to get your oven temperature right.
    • Bake for longer to get a crisper cookie.
    • Let the kids decorate them with icing and sprinkles for a fun Halloween activity.
    • Store them in an air tight container for up to a week.
    halloween monster mummy cookies on green cotton wool with plastic spiders crawling over them.

    Here are the recipes that I make EVERY Halloween for my party table. I can't get enough I'm afraid!

    Halloween Cookies

    Halloween Pizza

    Halloween Brownies

    halloween chocolate brownies on a metal board
    Halloween Brownies
    halloween monster mummy cookies on green cotton wool with plastic spiders crawling over them.

    Easy Halloween Chocolate Monster Cookies

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    Easy Halloween Chocolate Monster Cookies. Super easy to make and lots of fun. Perfect for any Halloween party table or treat.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Total Time 22 mins
    Course Cookies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16
    Calories 185 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 200 grams self raising flour
    • 200 grams caster sugar
    • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
    • 60 grams cocoa powder
    • 2 large eggs
    • 50 grams icing sugar
    • 100 grams chocolate chips

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 190 C/170 C fan/375F/Gas Mark 5
    • Put the sugar, oil and cocoa into your mixing bowl and beat together. It will look like sandy rubble.
    • Add your eggs and beat until mixed well together.
    • Tip in the flour and chocolate chips. Mix well together.
    • Now comes the fun part kiddoes. Put your icing sugar in a bowl and take a small amount of mixture in your hand. I weigh mine out to be about 40 grams each.
    • Roll into a ball and then roll around in the icing sugar to fully coat them. Place on your lined baking tray.
    • This makes about sixteen of them so you will have two trays to bake. I do them one at a time for approx 12 minutes. They will set as they cool. So if you want them fudgy in the middle then don't bake them for any longer.
    • As soon as they are out of the oven carefully press a pair of googly eyes into the appropriate places on your cookies.
    • Move to a cooling rack to fully cool.

    Notes

    • If your mixture is too sticky to roll then chill for thirty minutes in the fridge.
    • Bake for longer to get a crisper cookie.
    • Let the kids decorate them with icing and sprinkles for a fun Halloween activity.
    • Store them in an air tight container for up to a week.
    All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

    All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

    Keyword chocolate cookies, cookies, halloween, halloween cookies, monster cookies
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    "This post has been included in the fabulous the Twinkl Halloween Guide. Why not have a look at the pumpkin patches available near you for next Halloween? A brilliant way to have fun this time of year and just the sort of thing I love to do with the kids. Great photo opportunities!

    Do let me know how you got on in the comments below or do come on over and join me on my social media pages. I would love to see you over there. x

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