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    Monster Halloween Cookies

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    Black and white chocolate chip cookies get a Halloween candy twist with leftover loot from Trick or Treating.


    Monster Cookies

    Listen friends. I have a solution to a problem you didn't know you had.
    What to do with all that Halloween candy! (other than eat it that is.)

    Chop it up and stuff in into black and white buttery cookies.

    Mic drop. My work here is done.

    I took my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe and added a cocoa half to this treat, plus plenty of Halloween candy and salty pretzels. It is a MONSTER of a cookie.

    Make Halloween cookies everyone can get into. Whether you like chocolate or vanilla, black or white, chocolate or candy, these drop cookies have it all.

    Stack of Monster Cookies

    Monster Halloween Cookies

    Tara Teaspoon
    These addictive cookies are filled with bits of assorted candy bars (plus pretzels to add a salty crunch).
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16 cookies

    Ingredients
      

    • ¾ cup unsalted butter (1½ sticks ) at room temperature
    • ¾ cup light brown sugar
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
    • ¼ cup Dutch processed cocoa powder
    • 2 cups chopped candy bars M&M's, Whoppers and other chocolate candy
    • ½ cup broken pretzel pieces

    Instructions
     

    • 1. Heat oven to 350°F. In a mixing bowl cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy. Stir in the salt, baking soda and flour until dough forms. Remove and reserve half of the dough. Blend cocoa with dough remaining in mixing bowl.
    • 2. Gently fold ¾ cup of the candy into the vanilla dough and ¾ cup into the chocolate dough. Use a cookie scoop to make balls of each dough. Cut balls in half; combine a vanilla half and a chocolate half to form each cookie. Press cookies down slightly on baking sheets and top with remaining ½ cup candy and pretzel pieces. Bake until light golden around the edges and still soft in the center, 12 to 13 min. Cool on baking sheet for 2 min, then remove to cool completely. Makes 16 cookies.

    Notes

    What a great way to use that Halloween candy!  Favorite cookie. Favorite candy.
    Want to watch videos to show you how to cook?Check out our Youtube and try this recipe and more.

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    Recipes by Tara Teaspoon. Originally pub LHJ 10/13. Photography William Brinson. Prop Styling Michelle Wong. Food Styling Christine Albano

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    Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Halloween, Party Foods Tagged With: baking, candy, chocolate, cookie, cookies, dessert, halloween, monster, october, treat, vanilla

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    Comments

    1. Rachel Thompsen says

      November 09, 2015 at 8:50 pm

      baking soda amount is not list 🙁 I'm in the middle of the recipe!

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      • Tara says

        November 09, 2015 at 9:31 pm

        Oh no! It's a ½ teaspoon. I fixed the recipe. Thank you for the heads up.

        Reply
    2. Mary Bench says

      July 17, 2018 at 9:58 pm

      Kind of make your own adventure! Great idea!

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    3. Brittany Smart says

      July 19, 2018 at 4:32 pm

      Man I love cookies so much and this is such a fun recipe!

      Reply

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