Description
Whip up these magical Cauldron Cookies for a fun and festive Halloween treat. These easy-to-decorate cookies feature a chocolate cookie base, a candy cauldron, and a colorful, bubbling ‘potion’ topping, perfect for kids and any Halloween party.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos)
- 1 bag mini peanut butter cups or chocolate truffles (for cauldron base)
- 1 bag black candy melts or chocolate chips
- Green icing or frosting (for bubbling potion effect)
- Assorted Halloween sprinkles (bones, eyes, stars, etc.)
- Mini M&Ms, Nerds, or small candy balls (for magical ingredients)
- Optional: gummy worms, edible glitter, licorice laces
Instructions
- Prep your workspace by lining a tray with parchment paper and setting out bowls of toppings.
- Melt the black candy melts or chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Dip the bottom of a mini peanut butter cup or truffle into the melted chocolate and place it in the center of a chocolate sandwich cookie to create the cauldron base.
- Use a spoon or piping bag to add a swirl of green icing on top of the peanut butter cup, mimicking a bubbling potion.
- Let kids decorate the potion with Halloween sprinkles, candies, and other fun toppings to create their own magical brew.
- Allow the Cauldron Cookies to set at room temperature or chill for 10 minutes until firm.
- Serve or package the decorated Cauldron Cookies for your Halloween celebration.
Notes
- For school-safe treats, ensure all ingredients, especially the cauldron base, are nut-free.
- Pre-cut licorice laces or pretzels can be added as cauldron handles before the chocolate fully sets.
- Encourage creativity; there’s no wrong way to decorate these spooky cauldron cookies.
- Cauldron Cookies can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–4 days.
- These cookies are not recommended for freezing, as the decorations may alter in texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: No-bake assembly and decorating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Sugar: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Sodium: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Fat: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Saturated Fat: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Unsaturated Fat: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Trans Fat: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Carbohydrates: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Fiber: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Protein: Varies based on specific ingredients used
- Cholesterol: Varies based on specific ingredients used