Halloween monster cookies

Name: Halloween monster cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 100 g (1/2 cup) butter, softened; 125 g (2/3 cup) golden caster sugar; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 large egg (beaten); 150 g (1 1/8 cup) self-raising flour; 100 g (1/2 cup) plain chocolate chips; Bake safe colouring; Candy eyes; Smarties

Halloween is the perfect time to do some fun baking with kids. These monster cookies are really easy to make and would look great at any spooky party!

Halloween is the perfect excuse to do some fun baking with kids. There are lots of really easy Halloween bakes you can do by taking a regular bake and giving them a spooky Halloween twist. We took an easy cookie recipe, coloured them and decorated them with our new googly eyes to make spooky Halloween monster cookies. The kids really loved making them and when we shared them with friends at a toddler group they were a real hit!

I love how these cookies turned out. I’d found some icing googly eyes at the supermarket (if yours doesn’t have them you can buy them online) and was waiting for an excuse to use them and this was it! It wont be the last though. I think they’ll be a new permanent fixture in my baking cupboard!

How can kids help to make Halloween monster cookies

These are a really easy cookie to make and it doesn’t take much to turn the simple cookie into something spooky for Halloween. Even toddlers and young children can help with this recipe.

Kids can enjoy measuring and mixing all the intgredients together. Unlike some other bakes there’s no rolling or cutting out to do which makes them very quick and easy. To make the colours, simply divide the cookie dough into 2 or 3 different bowls and stir in some bake safe colourings, and to make them spooky just add eyes.

How long can you keep monster cookies?

These cookies will keep in an air tight container for a few days (if they last that long!)

Other fun Halloween bakes

If your kids loved using the googly eyes to make some fun Halloween treats, why not check out some of our other spooky Halloween bakes.

Halloween monster cupcakes
Halloween brownies
Halloween spider cookies
Halloween monster biscuits
Spider web biscuits

Useful equipment

You might need the following baking tools/gadgets to make these spider web cookies

Digital scales
Freestanding mixer
Mixing bowl
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Food colour
Googly eyes
Wire rack

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Difficulty: Easy

Time: 30 minutes plus 10 minutes baking

Serves: 15

Ingredients

100g (1/2 cup) butter, softened
125g (2/3 cup) golden caster sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg, beaten
150g (1 1/8 cup) self-raising flour
100g (1/2 cup) plain chocolate chips
Bake safe colouring
To decorate
Candy eyes
Smarties

how to make halloween monster cookies

Preheat your oven to 190C/170C Fan/375F and line 3 baking trays with baking parchment/paper.

Mix the butter and sugar together

Get your little one to measure butter (100g) and pop it into a large mixing bowl or freestanding mixer. Measure the sugar (125g) and add to the mixing bowl.

Mix the butter and sugar together until they are evenly blended.

Add the vanilla extract and egg

Get your little one to help you measure the vanilla extract (1/2 tsp) and add to your mixing bowl. Crack the egg in a small bowl. Give it a little whisk and then add it gradually to your mixing bowl, beating it well between each addition.

Add the flour

Weigh the flour into a small bowl then add to your mixture. Finally add the chocolate chips and give it one final mix.

Separate the cookies into 3 different bowls (or however many bowls as coloured monsters you want).

Add a little food colouring in suitable monster colours (Hannah chose purple, orange and green) to each bowl and mix so it is well blended. We used Wilton food colouring as it is bake safe. Some cheaper supermarket colourings wont keep their vibrancy once cooked.

Make the Halloween monster cookies

Spoon large teaspoons of the cookie mixture on to your prepared baking trays. Make sure you leave enough room for them to spread.

Bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes. They’re ready when they are turning golden. I like them a little gooey in the middle still. If you don’t cook them a minute or two longer. Don’t leave them in too long though as they’ll turn dark brown very quickly.

Decorate the cookies

Remove the cookies from the oven and, if you’re little ones are helping to decorate them, carefully place them on to a wire rack. You can leave them on the baking trays if you’re doing it yourself, being careful not to burn yourself!

Add some candy eyes and some smarties to the top of each Halloween monster cookie.

Enjoy! The cookies will keep for a few days in an air tight container.