Halloween Chocolate Chip Cookies are a fun, delicious holiday treat. It’s a super easy, edible craft that the kids will love to help make and decorate.
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When you search for Halloween cookies online, most of the recipes seem to be sugar cookies with fun Halloween icing. It’s definitely cute and delicious, but what about those of us who want more chocolate?
I decided to take chocolate chip cookies and decorate them in a fun way for Halloween. Since our kids aren’t trick-or-treating this year, I am pulling out all the stops to make this holiday as special as possible.
Why This Recipe Works
You can use any chocolate chip cookies that you like. Make them with your family chocolate chip cookies recipe, a recipe you love from a cookbook or online, or even cookies made from pre-made store-bought chocolate chip cookie dough.
I don’t have a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe because there are a million out there already. I love Nestle Tollhouse’s classic recipe that you can find on the back of the bag of their chocolate chips, this recipe that I found on AllRecipes.com many, many years ago, and pretty much any store-bought dough. In these photos I used Immaculate Baking Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough – it’s the best gluten free cookie dough.
You can easily change up this recipe to suit any occasion. For Halloween, I dipped the cookies into black and purple candy melts and used Halloween sprinkles. You could also dip them into dark chocolate, white chocolate, or any color of melted candy melts to suite any holiday or occasion.
This is a great recipe to have the kids help with. They can dip the cookies in the candy or chocolate and sprinkle on whatever decorations they love.
How To Make Halloween Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- chocolate chip cookies – you can use any chocolate chip cookies recipe that you like.
- candy melts (or chocolate chips)
- Halloween sprinkles
The entire recipe and instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. You can also print the recipe from the card, if needed.
Prep!
Bake the cookies, if needed and let them cool completely.
Create!
Once the cookies are completely cool, melt the candy melts individually in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds on 50% power. Stir. If more time is needed place the bowl back in the microwave for 15 second increments, stirring in between.
Dip each cookie 1/3 of the way into the melted candy, letting any excess drip off.
Place the cookies back onto the cooling rack or onto a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Immediately sprinkle on the decorations of your choice.
Present!
Place the cookies in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes or until the candy is set before serving. You can also leave them at room temperature for 2 hours to set.
Tips and Techniques
- Use any chocolate chip cookies recipe that you like. You can even use store bought chocolate chip cookies if you prefer.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Use within 5-7 days.
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Halloween Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 12 chocolate chip cookies (freshly baked and cooled)
- 2 ounces purple candy melts
- 2 ounces black candy melts
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Bake the cookies, if needed and let them cool completely.
- Once the cookies are completely cool, melt the candy melts individually in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds on 50% power. Stir. If more time is needed place the bowl back in the microwave for 15 second increments, stirring in between.
- Dip each cookie 1/3 of the way into the melted candy, letting any excess drip off.
- Place the cookies back onto the cooling rack or onto a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Immediately sprinkle on the decorations of your choice.
- Place the cookies in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes or until the candy is set before serving. You can also leave them at room temperature for 2 hours to set.
Notes
Tips and Techniques
- Use any chocolate chip cookies recipe that you like. You can even use store bought chocolate chip cookies if you prefer.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Use within 5-7 days.
