Description
Spooky Halloween slime-filled cookies deliver a ghoulish surprise with each delightful bite. Green oozy centers and crisp chocolate edges promise a wickedly fun treat you’ll want to devour at your next haunting celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 cup (226 grams) sweet cream unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups (281 grams) all-purpose flour
Sweeteners:
- 3/4 cup (150 grams) sugar
- 2/3 cup (132 grams) packed brown sugar
Flavoring and Texture Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup (56 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Decorative and Filling Ingredients:
- M&M candies (orange, green, and purple)
- 16 ounces (454 grams) white frosting
- 5 drops neon green gel food coloring
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F and cover a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Divide M&Ms by color, setting specific shades aside for decoration.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium mixing vessel.
- Cream butter, white and brown sugars using an electric mixer until the mixture becomes airy and pale.
- Incorporate eggs and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly until smooth.
- Merge dry ingredients into wet components gradually, mixing on low speed to create a tender dough.
- Fold approximately half of the separated M&Ms into the cookie mixture.
- Shape dough into rounded spheres approximately 2 inches wide, positioning them evenly on the prepared tray.
- Gently press remaining M&Ms onto the surface of each dough ball for visual appeal.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, ensuring edges appear firm while centers remain slightly soft.
- Allow cookies to rest momentarily on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Warm white frosting briefly in the microwave, then integrate green food coloring until achieving a vibrant neon shade.
- Utilize a flavor injector to introduce green frosting into each cookie’s side, filling until slight surface cracking occurs.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling to prevent spreading and maintain cookie shape during baking.
- Use gel food coloring for more vibrant green slime frosting without thinning the consistency.
- Create gluten-free version by substituting all-purpose flour with almond or gluten-free baking blend for celiac-friendly cookies.
- Experiment with different frosting colors to match various Halloween themes or party color schemes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg