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Easy Cauldron Cookies: Spooky Fun for Your Halloween Bash Recipe

Easy Cauldron Cookies: Spooky Fun for Your Halloween Bash Recipe
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These Easy Cauldron Cookies are a spooky and fun treat perfect for your Halloween party. Featuring a rich and moist cookie base with a vibrant green buttercream frosting, decorated with Halloween-themed sprinkles and candy eyeballs to resemble bubbling witch cauldrons, complete with pretzel stick stirrers for an interactive touch. Simple to make and irresistibly festive, these cookies bring both flavor and festive fun to your holiday celebrations.

Ingredients

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For the Cookie Base

  • 1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix or any chocolate or vanilla cake mix
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Canola or Vegetable Oil or melted butter
  • 1 tsp Black Food Coloring (optional)

For the Frosting

  • 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
  • 4 cups Powdered Sugar (no substitutions)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract or almond extract
  • 1/4 tsp Salt (optional)
  • 2–4 tbsp Milk to achieve desired consistency
  • 3–5 drops Green Food Coloring

For Decoration

  • 1 cup Sprinkles, Halloween-themed
  • 1 cup Candy Eyeballs
  • 12 sticks Pretzel Sticks for stirring

Equipment

  • 12-count mini muffin pans
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring spoons
  • Piping bag

Instructions

  1. Preheat and Prep Pans: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease three 12-count mini muffin pans to prevent sticking.
  2. Make Cookie Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, canola oil (or melted butter), and optional black food coloring. Stir thoroughly until the batter is smooth and well blended.
  3. Fill Muffin Pans: Using a tablespoon, scoop about 1/2 tablespoon of the cookie dough into each muffin cup. Press down gently with your fingers to flatten the tops slightly.
  4. Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set and the tops feel slightly firm. When they come out, press a small indentation into the center of each cookie cup with the back of a small measuring spoon to create space for frosting.
  5. Cool Cookies: Allow the cookies to cool in the muffin pans for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. Prepare Frosting: Beat softened unsalted butter until creamy using a mixer. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, salt (if using), and milk one tablespoon at a time until you reach a smooth, pipeable consistency.
  7. Add Green Color: Stir in green food coloring drop by drop until you achieve the desired bubbling potion green shade.
  8. Pipe Frosting: Fill a piping bag with the green buttercream and pipe it generously into the cooled cookie cups, filling the slight indentations you made.
  9. Decorate: Garnish each frosted cookie with Halloween-themed sprinkles and candy eyeballs for a spooky effect. Insert a pretzel stick into each to mimic a stirring rod in a bubbling cauldron.

Notes

  • For extra flavor, use almond extract in the frosting instead of vanilla.
  • If you want a darker cookie base, add the black food coloring to intensify the spooky look.
  • Make sure cookies are thoroughly cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
  • Use mini muffin pans for perfectly sized, bite-sized treats.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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