Halloween Cockroach Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Halloween Cockroach Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy chocolate chip cookies topped with a chocolate-dipped date, a candy head, and piped chocolate legs and feelers. Easy to make ahead and perfect for Halloween parties, gross-out dessert tables, or baking with the kids!
Servings: 8 cookies
Calories: 371kcal
Equipment
- 2x large cookie tray
- 1x disposable piping bag
Ingredients
Halloween Cockroach Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 110 g unsalted butter
- 50 g white sugar
- 100 g demarera sugar
- 1 egg extra-large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 200 g cake flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 100 g dark chocolate chips
- 4 dates
- 8 brown smarties
- 30 g melted chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line two large baking trays with parchment paper.
- To a large mixing bowl, add the melted butter and both sugars. Stir together using a wooden spoon.
- Add the egg and vanilla to the mixture and mix again until well combined.
- In a bowl, sift together the baking soda, salt, and flour. Add the flour mixture to the cookie dough batter and mix with a wooden spoon until a homogeneous dough forms.
- Add the dark chocolate chips to the dough. Mix through. Chill the dough in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Portion the dough into eight large cookies using an ice cream scoop. Place the cookies onto parchment-lined baking sheets, giving generous spacing between the dough balls.
- Bake one tray of cookies at a time in the center of the oven for about 15 minutes, or until the cookies are a light golden brown, their edges are crisp, and they have spread slightly.
- To decorate the cookies, dip the cut side of a halved date in melted chocolate, then position it in the center of the cookie. Place a brown Smartie or M&M at the top of the date to form the ‘head’ of the cockroach.
- Fill a piping bag with the remaining melted chocolate and use it to pipe the feelers and legs at the top and sides of the date. Enjoy!
Notes
- Wait for the cookies to cool before piping the chocolate details onto the cookies. Otherwise, the chocolate will melt.
Nutrition
Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 378IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg
