These Oreo Halloween Cookies have ground Oreos in the cookie dough and are decorated with Halloween candies and candy eyeballs. Great for Halloween parties, class treats, or as something fun and tasty to make with the kids.
Ingredients in Oreo Halloween Cookies
- All-purpose flour - spooned and leveled to avoid using too much flour in the recipe.
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Salted butter - You can opt for unsalted butter if you prefer.
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar - packed and measured
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Candy eyeballs
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- M&M's - Ghoul's Mix M&M's are used in this recipe but regular M&M's will work well, too!
- Oreos - 10 Oreos ground finely that is added to the cookie dough and 10 Oreos that are crushed and placed on top of the cookies.
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How to Make Oreo Halloween Cookies
Prepare the oven and cookie sheets - Preheat the oven to 375ºF and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Grind the Oreos and measure the candies - Finely grind 10 Oreos using a food processor.
TIP: A food processor creates finely ground crumbs quickly and easily.
Start making the cookie dough - Beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy. Add in the granulated sugar and the brown sugar and beat until combined. This will take roughly 3-4 minutes.
Beat in the egg and vanilla - Beat in the egg until incorporated and stir in the vanilla extract until mixed.
Combine the dry ingredients - In a separate bowl, combine the spooned & leveled all-purpose flour, the baking soda, and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture - Slowly mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and blend the ingredients together until everything is moistened.
Stir in the mix-ins - Using a spoon, gently stir in the chocolate chips, M&M's, and the ground Oreos.
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Scoop the cookie dough - Using a #40 (.78 ounce) cookie scoop (or using by scooping 1.5 tablespoons of dough) scoop the cookies and place them onto the cookie sheets two inches apart to prepare them for baking.
Top with candies - Take the remaining Oreos and crush them into large pieces and gently press them on top of the cookie dough. Gently press some M&M's on top of the cookie dough.
Bake - Bake the cookies one cookie sheet at a time for 10-11 minutes.
Add the candy eyeballs - Decorate the baked cookies with candy eyeballs and add extra M&M's if desired.
Cool - Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an air-tight container until ready to serve. Eat within 3-5 days for maximum freshness.
Can I use other cookies instead of Oreos for these Halloween Cookies?
Yes, you can use other cookies to substitute the chocolate Oreo cookies in these Halloween Cookies. Chocolate chip cookies, golden Oreos, or other packaged cookies should work.
It will change the overall flavor of the cookies but they'll still be a fun Halloween treat!
📖 Recipe
Oreo Halloween Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour - spooned & leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup salted butter - softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar - packed
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup Ghoul's Mix M&M's
- 20 Oreos - 10 Oreos ground finely and 10 Oreos crushed and placed on top of the cookies
- Candy Eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Finely grind 10 Oreos using a food processor.
- Beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy. Add in the granulated sugar and the brown sugar and beat until combined. This will take roughly 3-4 minutes.
- Beat in the egg until incorporated and stir in the vanilla extract until mixed.
- In a separate bowl, combine the spooned & leveled all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and blend the ingredients together until everything is moistened.
- Using a spoon, gently stir in the chocolate chips, M&M's, and the ground Oreos.
- Using a #40 (.78 ounce) cookie scoop (or using by scooping 1.5 tablespoons of dough) scoop the cookies and place them onto the cookie sheets two inches apart to prepare them for baking.
- Take the remaining Oreos and crush them into large pieces and gently press them on top of the cookie dough.
- Gently press some M&M's on top of the cookie dough.
- Bake the cookies one cookie sheet at a time for 10-11 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and decorate the baked cookies with candy eyeballs and add extra M&M's if desired.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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amy liu dong says
These are cute and perfect treats to make for the kids this Halloween.
I love it! Thank you!
Ann says
I made these for a treat, and my kids loved them! So were so fun and simple to make as well! Thanks for the share!