Halloween Candy Cookies
Halloween Candy Cookies
Scroll to find recipe and step by step instructions.
Servings Size:
makes approximately 12-14 cookies
Measurments:
1 cup butter (browned or normal)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp molasses (optional)
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups of Halloween sweets (kitkat, hershey, milkyway, snickers, twix, mnm’s, reese’s, etc)
flakey sea salt
What is flakey sea salt?
If you have ever seen the chunks of salt on top of bakery style cookies, this is called flakey sea salt. Whenever you use a recipe that uses this, it’s recommended to not add any salt to your cookie dough. Flakey sea salt brings such a fancy look to your cookies, but it can also be overpowering if too much salt is added. This really brings out the flavor of your cookies, so I highly recommend trying it out!
How do you make browned butter?
First of all, what is browned butter? It is simply just butter heated over a stovetop in a saucepan until the milk-solids separate. It leaves for a very nutty and caramel flavor to your cookies, which is why a lot of bakery’s use this!
To make it, all you have to do is put your butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat and don’t mix. Every minute or two, swirl the pan a couple times to allow parts of the butter to not burn at the bottom of the pan. After about 5-8 minutes (depending on the temperature you used) the butter should turn a golden brown and you’re going to pour it in a glass bowl or paper bowl. (I recommend pulling the butter off the heat earlier than you think you should because you DO NOT want to burn the butter). Let cool before using.
Step 1
Preheat oven to convection 350 degrees fahrenheit.
Beat room temperature butter in stand mixer/by hand for 3-5 minutes (or until butter turns off-white)
I used browned butter. This is optional, though if you want to use browned butter, scroll above to the find how to make it. Your 1 cup of butter will measure out to 3/4 a cup if you use browned butter. (Also, cool your browned butter before using, because it will whip up like regular butter when cooled/room temperature)
Step 2
Add in brown sugar and white sugar.
Beat the sugar with the butter until the mixture is fluffy (about 2 minutes).
Step 3
Add your large egg and stir into mixture.
Mix in vanilla and molasses (optional).
Step 4
Add flour, baking soda, and salt to form your dough. If using a stand mixer, mix on low. If mixing by hand, use a spatula.
Step 5
Add in your Halloween candy! I used/chopped up twix, reese’s, mnm’s, snickers, milky way, and kitkats. You can use whatever candy you prefer though! (Keep nut allergies in mind too!)
Step 6
This step is optional:
Chill dough for 30 minutes (or even up to 48 hours), to let the ingredients settle together and create the best tasting cookie! You can even freeze the dough, up to 2 months, to have pre-made dough for whenever you want a cookie!
Step 7
Use a 1/3 cup scoop (or however much your heart desires) and place a single ball of dough on baking tray. THIS IS YOUR TEST COOKIE! Always start with baking a single cookie, to make sure you didn’t forget an ingredient and/or your oven isn’t too hot (some ovens have hot-spots or cook things quicker/slower than others). This is also a good indicator of how much your cookie will spread.
Step 8
After baking your test cookie, place cookie dough balls on your tray. Use your test cookie to estimate how many cookies you can fit on your tray.
Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes (for 1/3 cup scoop), or until edges are slightly golden. You want to partially under-bake the dough, to get the crispy outside and gooey inside
Step 9
For perfectly circular cookies, use a circular bowl/cup and swirl around your fresh cookie to make edges clean. Then let cookies sit on tray for about 10 minutes before removing.
For finishing touches, add flaky sea salt and you’re done!
Step 10
You can store these in the fridge for up to 12 days or store at room temperature for 8 days!