Description
Reeses Pieces Halloween cookies bring spooky sweetness to seasonal celebrations. Chocolate chip cookie lovers will adore these festive treats packed with colorful candy pieces that deliver delightful crunch and Halloween spirit.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (35g) unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch-processed recommended)
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons Mini Reeses Pieces, divided
- 4 dozen candy eyeballs
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (114 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cream softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, incorporating egg and vanilla extract for a smooth, rich base.
- Sift dry ingredients – cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and salt – directly into the wet mixture, stirring gently to create a dense, chocolatey dough.
- Gently fold in one portion of Reese’s Pieces, distributing the colorful candies evenly throughout the cookie batter.
- Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper, ensuring non-stick surface for easy cookie removal.
- Scoop rounded portions of dough onto prepared sheets, leaving adequate space between each cookie for potential spreading.
- Slide trays into preheated oven, baking for approximately 9 minutes until cookie edges appear set but centers remain slightly soft and fudgy.
- Immediately after removing from oven, delicately press additional Reese’s Pieces and candy eyeballs onto warm cookie surfaces for festive Halloween decoration.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheets, permitting them to firm up and develop a perfect chewy texture.
Notes
- Customize candy colors for different Halloween themes by selecting seasonal Reese’s Pieces color variations.
- Prevent spreading by chilling cookie dough for 30 minutes before baking, ensuring perfectly shaped cookies.
- Transform recipe into gluten-free version by substituting all-purpose flour with almond or gluten-free blend for sensitive diets.
- Create softer texture by slightly underbaking and allowing cookies to finish setting on warm baking sheet, maintaining fudgy consistency.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 173
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 64mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg