Last Updated on July 21, 2025 by DIYbunker Team
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
