Description
Create fun and spooky Easy Cauldron Cookies for Halloween. These soft chocolate cookie cups are filled with vibrant green buttercream, resembling bubbling potions from a witch’s cauldron. Perfect for kids and parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Canola or Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Black Food Coloring (optional)
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- 4 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 tablespoons Milk
- 1 teaspoon Green Food Coloring
- Green Sprinkles
- Halloween Sprinkles
- Candy Eyeballs
- Pretzel Sticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease mini muffin pans.
- In a bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and optional black food coloring. Mix until smooth.
- Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon of dough into each muffin cup and flatten gently.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Press the back of a measuring spoon into the center of warm cookies to create indentations.
- Cool cookies in pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until fluffy.
- Slowly add milk to achieve smooth buttercream consistency. Mix in green food coloring until desired color is reached.
- Pipe green buttercream into cooled cookie cups.
- Decorate with sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and pretzel sticks to resemble cauldron cookies.
Notes
- Allow cookies to cool completely before filling to prevent buttercream from melting.
- Start with a small amount of green food coloring and gradually add more for the desired shade.
- Bake cookies until the centers are still slightly soft.
- Decorate with various sprinkles and candy eyeballs for a festive look.
- For a fudgier texture if using brownie batter, bake slightly longer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg