Last Updated on July 11, 2025 by DIYbunker Team
Spooky Season is here, and I’m conjuring up the ultimate treat for your Halloween festivities: thick, fudgy Chocolate M&M Cookies loaded with ghoulish sprinkles and edible eyes! These cookies are frightfully easy to make and guaranteed to disappear faster than a ghost at midnight. With a rich, chocolatey base (thanks to black cocoa powder) and pops of festive Halloween M&Ms, every bite is a party for your taste buds. Whether you’re hosting a monster bash or just want to treat your little goblins, these cookies are sure to cast a delicious spell!
Recipe Details
Yield: 15-18 cookies
Equipment:
- 9×13 Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 12 minutes
Idle Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup black cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Halloween M&Ms
- Halloween Sprinkles
- Edible Eyes
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter and white and brown sugars. Blend together with a whisk or wooden spoon until combined.
- Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract, mixing everything together until completely incorporated.
- Now pour in the dry ingredients of flour, black cocoa powder, salt and baking soda. Fold this into the dry ingredients until a black thick dough forms. Fold in the M&M’s until evenly distributed.
- Cover in plastic wrap and let chill for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and scoop out a 2 inch ball of dough. Roll each in the halloween sprinkles and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough and place some extra M&M’s on top to show through when done baking.
- Bake these in the oven for 12 minutes.
- Remove and place 2 edible eyes into each cookie. Let cool and set for 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Halloween Chocolate M&M Cookies
- Total Time: 1 hour 2 minutes
- Yield: 15–18 cookies 1x
Description
These cookies are frightfully easy to make and guaranteed to disappear faster than a ghost at midnight. With a rich, chocolatey base (thanks to black cocoa powder) and pops of festive Halloween M&Ms, every bite is a party for your taste buds. Whether you’re hosting a monster bash or just want to treat your little goblins, these cookies are sure to cast a delicious spell!
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup black cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Halloween M&Ms
- Halloween Sprinkles
- Edible Eyes
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter and white and brown sugars. Blend together with a whisk or wooden spoon until combined.
- Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract, mixing everything together until completely incorporated.
- Now pour in the dry ingredients of flour, black cocoa powder, salt and baking soda. Fold this into the dry ingredients until a black thick dough forms. Fold in the M&M’s until evenly distributed.
- Cover in plastic wrap and let chill for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and scoop out a 2 inch ball of dough. Roll each in the halloween sprinkles and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough and place some extra M&M’s on top to show through when done baking.
- Bake these in the oven for 12 minutes.
- Remove and place 2 edible eyes into each cookie. Let cool and set for 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Idle Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
