Description
These Cauldron Cookie Cups are perfect for Halloween parties, featuring dark chocolate cookie cups filled with vibrant green buttercream and decorated with spooky sprinkles and candy eyeballs. Easy to make with a devil’s food cake mix base, these festive treats are fun to bake and sure to delight kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box Devil’s Food cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- black food coloring optional
Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-3 tablespoons milk
- green food coloring
Decorations
- Round green sprinkles
- Halloween sprinkles
- Candy eyeballs
- Pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease three 12-count mini muffin pans to prepare for baking.
- Mix cookie dough: In a large bowl, combine the devil’s food cake mix, eggs, canola oil, and black food coloring if using, mixing until everything is well incorporated.
- Shape cookie cups: Scoop about 1/2 tablespoon of dough into each mini muffin cup and flatten the dough slightly with your fingers to form a base.
- Bake cookies: Bake the cookie cups for 10 minutes or until the edges are set. Immediately after removing from the oven, press an indentation into each warm cookie using the back of a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon to create the cup shape. Let cool completely.
- Prepare buttercream frosting: While the cookie cups cool, beat the softened butter in a medium bowl until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt, beating until smooth. Add milk gradually until the frosting is smooth and pipeable. Mix in green food coloring to your desired color intensity.
- Fill cookie cups: Pipe the green buttercream into the cooled cookie cups, filling each one to resemble a bubbling potion.
- Decorate treats: Decorate the filled cookie cups with green sprinkles, Halloween sprinkles, and candy eyeballs. Break pretzel sticks in half and insert one into each cup to serve as a stir stick.
- Serve and enjoy: Serve the cauldron cookie cups at your Halloween gathering and enjoy these festive treats.
Notes
- Store the cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or refrigerate for up to a week to keep them fresh.
- The undecorated cookie cups can be frozen for up to three months; frost and decorate after thawing.
- Use black food coloring sparingly to avoid a bitter taste if desired.
- Ensure cookie cups are completely cool before piping frosting to prevent melting.
- Pretzel sticks can be substituted with candy canes or chocolate sticks for a different look.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
