Rich chocolate cookies are loaded with candy-coated peanut butter pieces and topped with homemade chocolate frosting for a festive Halloween treat.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Calories
97 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
Beat white sugar and 2/3 cup softened butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; mix in 1/3 cup milk, egg, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Stir flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into creamed butter mixture until dough is just combined; fold in 1 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces. Drop dough, 1 to 2 tablespoons per cookie, onto a baking sheet.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on pans for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Step 4
Beat 3 tablespoons melted butter and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract until frosting is fluffy and smooth. Frost cookies and decorate with more candy-coated peanut butter pieces.
Ingredients
1 egg
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons melted butter
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon baking powder
0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
0.33333334326744 cup milk
0.66666668653488 cup butter, softened
0.5 cup cocoa powder
1 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese's Pieces®)
0.25 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese's Pieces®), or to tas
