Description
Halloween Chocolate Cookies are rich, intensely dark treats made with black cocoa powder for a deep color and flavor. These soft and chewy cookies are topped with festive orange M&Ms, perfect for spooky celebrations and satisfying your sweet tooth with a delightful crunch.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (180g) all purpose flour
- ¼ cup (20g) black cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, 1 stick, softened
- ½ cup (99g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (107g) brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
- Orange M&Ms (enough to press onto 16 cookies)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 350ºF to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, combine the all purpose flour, black cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt thoroughly.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a separate bowl, use a mixer on low speed to cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Mix in the large egg and vanilla extract into the butter and sugar mixture on low speed until fully incorporated.
- Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients: Gently fold in the dry ingredient mixture by hand or mixer on low just until combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Shape Dough Balls: Use a cookie scoop to form evenly sized dough balls and place them onto a silicone mat lined baking sheet. Press plenty of orange M&Ms onto the exterior of each ball for decoration.
- Bake Cookies: Arrange the cookies 3 inches apart and bake for 13 minutes. If some spots lack M&Ms after baking, gently press more onto the cookies while still warm.
- Cool Cookies: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
Notes
- Black cocoa powder gives the cookies their signature dark, almost black color. Natural unsweetened cocoa powder can be used instead but the cookies will be less dark in color.
- To enhance the black color when using natural cocoa powder, add black gel food coloring to the dough.
- Press extra M&Ms on the cookie dough before and after baking if you want a more vibrant appearance.
- Bake one sheet of cookies at a time for best results and even baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 105 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
