Looking for cute Halloween Cookies? Make these delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies and give them a spooky Halloween eye! Great for a party, classroom treat or just to eat.
HALLOWEEN
You guys…I am feeling like a crazy lady. Halloween is not even here yet, and I am in the middle of setting up a Christmas tree for an upcoming project with Michaels. People are really going to wonder about “that crazy neighbor” when they come Trick-or-Treating and spy the Christmas Tree in the window! But, I will tell you what…it sure is making it fun and festive at our house.
COOKIES
The kids had an activity earlier this week that we needed to bring a dessert too. We decided to use our favorite “go to” cookie recipe (you can find the recipe here)…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Below are some of the supplies that you will need to turn your cookies into a spooky Halloween treat.
Supply List:
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter1
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar or 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 to 1 tablespoon milk add this at the very end just to make dough smooth and creamy
- 1/2 to 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips2 optional, depending on your preferred chocolate needs
Instructions
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In a large bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds3.
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Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula.
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Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined.
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Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
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Add milk (from 1/2 Tablespoon to 1 Tablespoon just enough to make the dough moist and creamy. Add chocolate chips and mix till just incorporated.
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If necessary, cover and chill dough in the fridge about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Drop cookies by scooping them out of the bowl with a spoon dropping them in small balls onto your greased cookie sheets.
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Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
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Makes about 36 cookies.
Recipe Notes
- Use creamy or chunky peanut butter depending on your taste preferences. Avoid using natural peanut butter where the oil separates. Instead, use a thicker peanut butter, such as Skippy or Jif, for the right texture of these cookies.
- I like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips, however, you can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips, depending on your taste preference! Or if you prefer a traditional peanut butter cookie recipe, leave the chocolate chips out.
- I usually use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. You can also use a hand mixer.
HALLOWEEN COOKIES
And since Halloween (not Christmas…hehe) is right around the corner we thought it would be fun to make them Halloween cookies by spookify-ing them a little bit. So right after the cookies came out of the oven, we stuck some Rolo candies in the middle of the warm cookies and then stuck a candy eyeball on the top. (We found the Wilton candy eyes in the baking section of our grocery store…I have also seen them at Walmart and Target or you can get them from Amazon here: Wilton Candy Eyes). Interested in having your own milk bottles like the ones in the photo? You can find them here: Milk Glass Bottles.
The warmth from the freshly baked cookie softly melts the chocolate on the Rolo which allows the Rolo to stick to the cookie and the eye to stick to the top of the Rolo without you having to do anything special to get them to stay on.
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
And…who doesn’t love a little extra chocolate with your Peanut Butter?
If you can’t eat Peanut Butter…or just don’t like it…then these “monster eyes” can really be added to any other type of cookie. So just substitute your favorite cookie recipe and suit them to your own taste!
These cookies also make a great gift. When they cooled, the Rolo hardened again, so it would be fine to wrap these up and give them away with a fun little note for Halloween…that is if they stick around long enough to cool…
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capturing joy with kristen duke says
That’s hilarious about the Christmas tree, I cannot condone that, but I understand it;) These cookies look so fun AND delicious! I have some eyeballs like that with a plan to make a dessert with them, just can’t seem to get it done!
Emily says
So, SO cute!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
I am all for a little extra chocolate with my peanut butter! Those candy eyes make me smile every single time! Awesome cookies!
Jen Melo says
Can’t wait to see the Christmas tree. I know it’s early but I’m already starting to get into the Christmas spirit:)
Love these cookies.
nest of posies says
these are so fun & look so easy!
Two Crazies One Blog says
These are pretty amazing! I’m going to try them as soon as possible! Halloween is coming up, perfect timing!
Shelly says
These are darling and look delicious!! I’m adding these to my favorite Halloween treats round up!
Amy says
Thank you so much Shelly! My kids love when we make them in October!
Becca says
Love how easy these are but still totally festive and fun.
The Idea Room Assistant says
Becca- Thank you.
I personally love peanut butter, so I think these are perfect! I do love it that the idea can be adapted to any kind of cookie and still be cute. The googly eyes are just so fun!
Kara- I agree!
These are so cute and sound delicious! I love Rolos!
Melanie- Thank you.
OMgee! These are so fun!! Thanks for sharing!
Heather- Thank you.