Halloween Chocolate M&M Cookies
Halloween chocolate M&M cookies are an easy Halloween dessert! The Halloween M&M cookies are made with chewy dark chocolate cookies and packed with semisweet chocolate chips and Halloween M&M candies. If you are a chocolate lover and in the Halloween spirit, this is a must-try cookie recipe!
Ingredients for Halloween Chocolate M&M Cookies
- All-purpose flour
- Dark cocoa powder – For the best chocolate taste and deep chocolate color, I recommend using dark cocoa powder or black cocoa powder.
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter – Room temperature.
- Light brown sugar + granulated sugar
- Eggs – Large eggs, room temperature.
- Vanilla extract – Vanilla extract enhances the chocolate flavor in the cookies.
- Semisweet chocolate chips – Use milk, dark, white chocolate chips or even peanut butter chips, if preferred.
- Halloween M&Ms – To add a pop of Halloween color, I love using the Ghoul’s mix M&Ms, which contains orange, purple, and yellow-green M&Ms.
How to Make Halloween Chocolate M&M Cookies
- Prep and preheat: Preheat the oven to 350℉ (177℃). Line baking sheet pans with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- Make the cookie dough: Cream the unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until combined. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix well. Add the all-purpose flour, dark cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until the cookie dough forms. Stir in the semisweet chocolate chips and M&Ms.
- Bake the cookies: Portion the cookie dough using a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoons) and place on the prepared baking sheet pans. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the cookies on the pan for 2 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe Tips
- Check out my baking tips post on 10 Tips for Baking Perfect Cookies to learn simple tips and tricks to making the most out of this recipe.
- Press additional chocolate chips and M&Ms into the cookie dough balls before baking to make the most beautiful, bakery-quality cookies.
- Shape the cookies using the back of a spoon or a large round cookie cutter immediately when they come out of the oven to make the cookies perfectly round.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I store the cookies?
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
Can I make the cookie dough ahead of time?
- Yes! Portion the cookie dough using a large cookie scoop and chill. Store the cookie dough balls in a resealable storage bag in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or in the freezer for 3 months.
- To use out of the refrigerator, bake the cookies as instructed. To use out of the freezer, thaw the cookie dough balls until they are thawed but still cold, and bake as instructed.
Can I use regular cocoa powder?
- Yes! You can use regular cocoa powder. The cookies will be lighter in color and have a lighter chocolate flavor.
Other Halloween Recipes You Will Love
- Sugar cookie bars
- Halloween whoopie pies
- Monster cookies
- Halloween cookie cake
- Halloween Oreo brownies
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Halloween Chocolate M&M Cookies
Yield: 26 cookies
Halloween chocolate M&M cookies are an easy Halloween dessert! The Halloween M&M cookies are made with chewy dark chocolate cookie and packed with semisweet chocolate chips and Halloween M&M candies. If you are a chocolate lover and in the Halloween spirit, this is a must-try cookie recipe!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (330 g) light brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 (2) large eggs room temperature
- 2 tsp (2 tsp) vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (65 g) dark cocoa powder
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) baking soda
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) salt
- 1 cup (180 g) semisweet chocolate chips plus more for adding to the top of the cookies
- 1 cup (160 g) Halloween M&M candies Plus more for adding to the top of the cookies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ (177℃). Prepare baking sheet pans with silicone baking mats or parchment paper sheets.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream together the unsalted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- Add in the all-purpose flour, dark cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and mix on low speed until the cookie dough forms. Fold in the semisweet chocolate chips and Halloween M&M candies until well dispersed throughout the cookie dough.
- Portion the cookie dough using a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoon). Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet pans, allowing room for spreading. Press additional chocolate chips and M&Ms into the cookie dough.
- Bake the cookies for 11 to 12 minutes until the edges are set. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 2 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
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About Courtney
Baker | 80s Lover | Cookbook Author
Courtney is a self-taught home baker and cookbook author of “Girls Just Wanna Bake Cupcakes”. She loves to create new and unique recipes while simultaneously listening to 80s music.
Is there anyway to use regular cocoa powder and still get a dark chocolate taste?
Hi Sabrina! You can use regular cocoa powder if you prefer. The dark chocolate taste and color is going to come from dark cocoa powder.
Unfortunately I’m running low on dark, but I’ve got lots of regular cocoa powder, so I was wondering if there’s any way to still get a dark chocolate taste with the Hersheys 100% unsweetened cocoa powder, even if that means making adjustments to the recipe. (Note: I think I have dark brown sugar rather than light)
You can absolutely use regular cocoa powder. You will still get a great chocolate taste – the cookies will probably be a bit lighter in color. You won’t have to make any other adjustments to the recipe.
4.5 stars! I think the cookie is a little too rich for my families liking, but dang, is it yummy. Not the cookie to eat more than 2 for us. The consistency of the cookie is a chalky, airy, dry-ish chocolate cake and its satisfying but not what you expect in a cookie. Great job! Glad we tried the recipe.
Hi Garrett! Thanks so much for trying the recipe!
What is your opinion about the difference between these chocolate cookies and your brownie cookie recipe? Would MnMs work in that recipe too?
Hi Kim! The brownie cookie dough is more of a brownie batter than a cookie dough. I haven’t tested putting M&Ms in the brownie cookies. I don’t think it would cause any significant problems, but I’m not sure exactly how they would look. Let me know if you try it out!
My daughter and I made these and they were absolutely delicious! Thank you!!
Hi Aly! So glad you loved the recipe! Thanks so much for trying it and for the positive review.
How much of the ingredients do you need
You can find the full recipe with ingredients and instructions at the end of the blog post in the recipe card. 🙂