Last Updated on July 21, 2025 by DIYbunker
Get ready to delight your favorite little monsters this Halloween with my Spooky Eye Double Chocolate Chip Cookies! These cookies are ultra-rich and fudgy, thanks to a double dose of cocoa and heaps of melty chocolate chips, all dyed a hauntingly dark shade with black food coloring. Topped with playful candy eyeballs, each bite is both delicious and delightfully creepy—perfect for Halloween parties, trick-or-treaters, or a cozy night in watching scary movies. Grab your cauldron (or mixing bowl!) and let’s whip up a batch of these frightfully fun treats!
Recipe Details
Yield: 20-24 cookies
Equipment:
- 9×11 Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Hand Mixer
Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Bake Time: 12 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Black food dye
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- Candy eyeballs
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a 9×11 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the softened butter and white and brown sugars. Beat together for 2 minutes until combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract mixing once again until combined.
- Add a hefty amount of black food gel or 5-6 food dye drops. Mix together adding more for a deeper shade of black.
- Add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt all at once. Mix together with a hand mixer until a thick dough forms.
- Add the milk and blend together again until smooth. Pour in the chocolate chips
- Fold together with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Use a 2 inch scoop or 2 teaspoons full of cookie dough and place on the baking sheet. Place each cookie about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Slightly press down each cookie with the palm of your hand.
- Place the small and big candy eyeballs all over the front of each cookie. Leave little space between each eye as the cookies will spread a little when baking.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
- Enjoy while warm!
Spooky Eye Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 20–24 cookies 1x
Description
These cookies are ultra-rich and fudgy, thanks to a double dose of cocoa and heaps of melty chocolate chips, all dyed a hauntingly dark shade with black food coloring. Topped with playful candy eyeballs, each bite is both delicious and delightfully creepy—perfect for Halloween parties, trick-or-treaters, or a cozy night in watching scary movies.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Black food dye
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- Candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a 9×11 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the softened butter and white and brown sugars. Beat together for 2 minutes until combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract mixing once again until combined.
- Add a hefty amount of black food gel or 5-6 food dye drops. Mix together adding more for a deeper shade of black.
- Add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt all at once. Mix together with a hand mixer until a thick dough forms.
- Add the milk and blend together again until smooth. Pour in the chocolate chips
- Fold together with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Use a 2 inch scoop or 2 teaspoons full of cookie dough and place on the baking sheet. Place each cookie about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Slightly press down each cookie with the palm of your hand.
- Place the small and big candy eyeballs all over the front of each cookie. Leave little space between each eye as the cookies will spread a little when baking.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
- Enjoy while warm!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
