Description
Delight your Halloween guests with these colorful and festive Hocus Pocus Cookies. These soft and chewy cookies are studded with a mix of chocolate chips, candy-coated chocolates, and sprinkles, making them a perfect treat for the spooky season.
Ingredients
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For the Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup Halloween sprinkles
- 1/2 cup candy-coated chocolates (like M&Ms)
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- Food coloring (optional: purple, orange, green)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix wet and dry: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, then stir in the chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, candy-coated chocolates, and sprinkles.
- Add food coloring: Optionally, tint portions of dough with food coloring for a colorful effect.
- Bake: Scoop tablespoon-sized dough portions onto baking sheets and bake for 9–11 minutes until set. Cool before serving.
Notes
- Customize with your favorite Halloween candies or cookie add-ins.
- Dough can be chilled for thicker cookies or frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
