Description
These spooky Cauldron Cookie Cups are a fun and festive Halloween treat featuring rich devil’s food cookie cups filled with creamy green buttercream frosting and decorated with candy eyeballs, sprinkles, and pretzel stir sticks to resemble bubbling potions.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box Devil’s Food cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- Black food coloring (optional)
Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-3 tablespoons milk
- Green food coloring
Decorations
- Round green sprinkles
- Halloween sprinkles
- Candy eyeballs
- Pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Prepare oven and pans: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease three 12-count mini muffin pans to ensure the cookies do not stick.
- Mix cookie dough: In a large bowl, combine the Devil’s Food cake mix, eggs, canola oil, and black food coloring (if using). Stir until the mixture is fully incorporated and smooth.
- Form cookie cups: Scoop about 1/2 tablespoon of dough and place it into each cup of the mini muffin pans. Flatten the dough slightly with your fingers for even baking.
- Bake cookies: Bake the cookie dough in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers remain soft.
- Create indentations: Remove the pan from the oven and immediately press the back of a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon into the center of each warm cookie to form a cup shape. Allow cookies to cool completely in the pans.
- Make buttercream frosting: In a medium bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, then vanilla extract and salt, beating continuously until smooth. Add milk one tablespoon at a time until the frosting is smooth and pipeable. Mix in green food coloring until you achieve your preferred shade.
- Fill cookie cups: Once cookies are cool, pipe the green buttercream into the centers of each cookie cup to mimic bubbling potions.
- Decorate: Garnish each filled cookie cup with round green sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and festive Halloween sprinkles. Break pretzel sticks in half and insert one into each cookie cup to serve as a stir stick.
- Serve: Present your creative Cauldron Cookie Cups and enjoy the spooky treat!
Notes
- Store the decorated cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days to maintain freshness.
- You can refrigerate the cookie cups for up to a week if you prefer to keep them chilled.
- The undecorated cookie cups can be frozen for up to three months; thaw before frosting and decorating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
