Halloween Monster Cookies are such an easy way to add a little fun to your Halloween baking! And because I couldn’t decide which version I liked better, I’m giving you TWO – a Peanut Butter Monster Cookie loaded with chocolate chips, candy corn and peanuts, and a rich Dark Chocolate Monster Cookie packed with candy corn, and crunchy peanuts.
My taste testers were split right down the middle on which cookie was their favorite. I can’t really blame them – they’re both pretty delicious!
Halloween Monster Cookies – The Halloween Trail Mix That Started It All
For years I’ve been making a simple Halloween Trail Mix with equal parts peanuts, candy corn and m&ms. I put it out every year in my glass pumpkin jar and my kids and I have always loved it.
And here’s the funny part: take one candy corn, two peanuts and three m&ms and pop them into your mouth at the same time. I swear it tastes like you just took a bite of a Snickers Bar!
One day my good friend Patty said, “you should turn that into a cookie.”
YES! Yes I should.
I experimented with several versions trying to get the exact trail-mix flavor into a cookie. I never quite recreated it the way I imagined, but something even better happened – I ended up with TWO really good Halloween cookies. Of course they needed to look a little more Halloween-ish. The solution? Candy Eyes!! It’s amazing how adding a couple of little candy eyes instantly turns an ordinary cookie into a monster. The rest of the face just appears out of no where!
Two Halloween Monster Cookies – Which One Will You Choose?
The first is a soft Peanut Butter Monster Cookie filled with chocolate chips, candy corn and peanuts. The second is a rich Dark Chocolate Monster Cookie with candy corn and peanuts, plus a little espresso powder to deepen that chocolate flavor.
Make one or make them both and let your own taste testers decide which monster wins!
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Monster Halloween Cookie Ingredients
Sift together dry ingredients and add your mix ins.
Cream together sugars and butters.
Adding eggs and vanilla etc.
Bring Monster Cookie batter together.
Bake until set.
MONSTER HALLOWEEN COOKIES
I hope you and your little monsters love both of these Monster Cookies!
Peanut Butter Monster Cookie
Ingredients
- 2ยฝ cups (300g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ยฝ tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (240g) creamy peanut butter
- 1ยฝ sticks unsalted butter room temperature
- ยพ cups (165g) brown sugar
- โ cups (135g) white sugar
- 1ยฝ tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (160g) dark chocolate chips
- ยฝ cup (100g) candy corn
- ยฝ cup (60g) peanuts
- candy eyes (optional)
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350โ, line two cookie sheets with parchment paper
- sift together flour, baking soda, salt and then add chocolate chips, candy corn and peanuts, set aside
- cream together brown sugar, white sugar, peanut butter and butter until creamy
- add vanilla and eggs, combine well
- add dry ingredients and mixins until just combined
- using a cookie scoop drop on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes until edges are golden brown
- IF YOU ARE ADDING EYES do that now and cool on cookie sheet for two minutes then move to a rack until cooled completely
Nutrition
Dark Chocolate Monster Cookies
Ingredients
- 2ยฝ cups (300g) all purpose flour
- โ cup (84g) dark cocoa
- 1ยฝ tsp baking soda
- ยฝ tsp salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
- ยพ cups (165g) brown sugar
- โ cups (134g) white sugar
- 1ยฝ tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 2 eggs
- 1ยฝ tsp espresso powder
- 1 cup (120g) peanuts
- ยพ cup (130g) candy corn
- candy eyes (optional)
Instructions
- preheat oven 350โ, line two cookie sheets with parchment and set aside
- sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and add peanuts and candy corn, set aside
- combine eggs and vanilla then sprinkle the espresso powder on top and set aside (espresso powder will start to foam a little)
- cream together brown sugar, white sugar and butter until creamy
- add eggs, vanilla and espresso mix
- add dry ingredients and mix until just combined
- using a cookie scoop, drop cookie dough on to cookie sheets and bake for 10 minutes (until edges are lightly browned)
- IF ADDING EYES DO THAT NOW and cool for two minutes on cookie sheet
- move to rack to cool completely
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