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.
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.
- 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.
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.
Here are the recipes that I make EVERY Halloween for my party table. I can't get enough I'm afraid!
Easy Halloween Chocolate Monster Cookies
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.
Nutrition
All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.
"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!
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