With spooky season right around the corner and a chill in the air, it’s time to fire up the oven and dive into some fall baking! These ghoulishly good desserts will have your kids begging for more and your friends wondering when you have the time to get it all done!
Triple Chocolate Monster Cookies
Ingredients:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
½ Cup Cocoa Powder
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ Teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt
⅓ Cup Butter
½ Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup ‘Halloween” M&M’s
⅓ Cup Eyeball Candies
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the room-temperature butter to a large mixing bowl with the sugar. Cream together until light and fluffy.
- Add the salt, egg, and vanilla to the butter and sugar and mix until combined.
- Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Slowly incorporate the dry and wet ingredients without overmixing.
- Add the eyeball candies, reserving some to the side, and the M&M’s.
- Scoop 1-inch balls onto a prepared baking sheet. Place a few of the reserved eyeball candies on top and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- You’ll know they’re ready when the ends begin to crisp, but the centers are still soft.
White Chocolate Ghost Pretzels
Ingredients:
1 Bag Of Mini Pretzels
1 Cup White Chocolate Chips
½ Tsp. Coconut Oil
1 Package of Candy Eyeballs
Instructions:
- Line a baking sheet with either some tinfoil or silicone baking mat and set aside.
- Melt the chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave at 20-30-second intervals. Stir each time to avoid scalding the chocolate. Once smooth, stop the process.
- Dip each pretzel into the white chocolate, flipping over once and allowing the chocolate to drain out of the bottom hole or the ‘mouth.’ Set on the lined baking sheet and place two candy eyeballs to make a ghost face.
- You’ll need to work quickly, but you can always reheat your chocolate if it begins to set.
- Enjoy! The kids will love these—they are the perfect sweet and salty snack.
Easy Halloween Snack Mix
Ingredients:
2 Cups Mini Pretzels
8 Oz. Package of Snow Caps
1 Cup Caramel Popcorn
½ Cup Salted Peanuts
7 Oz. Package Candy Corn
1 Cup Golden Raisins
½ Cup Mini Marshmallows
Instructions:
- Open all packages, measure the needed ingredients, and toss them in a large mixing bowl.
- Once combined, pour into an airtight container to remain fresh.
- Enjoy quickly, as this snack mix disappears quickly!
Wrapping Up Fun Spooky Season Cookies and Treats
This Halloween season, surprise your friends and family with homemade treats and cookies. They’re incredibly easy and oh-so yummy. You may even want to set some aside for the trick-or-treaters!