Dark Chocolate Halloween M&M Cookies

Dark Chocolate Halloween M&M Cookiesare festive and so quick and easy to whip up! Add them to the list of things you make in October to celebrate all month long.

Grab a bag of Halloween M&Ms and make these cookies that your kids will go nuts for. Even better – make a double batch and share some with your neighbors and friends or stick them in your freezer for when you need a treat.

To complete the festive experience, serve these cookies along withHalloween Mummy Hot DogsandHalloween Bean Dip. They would also be cute on aHalloween Cheese Board.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• It makes adelicious treatthat combines the classic flavor of M&M candies with a soft andchewy cookie base.
• It’s agreat activity to do with kids– they can help mix up the dough, scoop out the cookies, and arrange the M&M candies on top.
• These cookies aresure to be a hit at any Halloween party– adding a festive touch to the dessert table.

Recipe Ingredients

• Butter
• Granulated sugar
• Light brown sugar
• Eggs
• Vanilla
• All-purpose flour
• Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Halloween M&M candies

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How to Make Dark Chocolate Halloween M&M Cookies

Step #1.Beat together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a medium bowl with a mixer for about 3 minutes.

Step #2.Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again until very light and fluffy, another 1 minute.

Step #3.Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt to the bowl and mix until well combined.

Step #4.Stir in 1 cup of the M&M candies and reserve the other half. Then, refrigerate the dough for 30 to 60 minutes.

Step #5.Put about a tablespoon of cookie dough on a lined baking sheet and lightly press a few M&Ms on the top of each ball.

Step #6.Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 11 minutes. Let the cookies rest for 3 minutes before moving them to a wire cooling rack.

Recipe FAQs

Expert Tips

• If you’d liketo skip the chilling time, add an extra 3 tablespoons of flour. That will help the cookies not to spread as much.
• Be sure tolightly press some of the M&Ms into the tops of the cookie dough ballsbefore you bake them. If you only stir the candy in, the dark dough will hide them.
• Tomake these cookies gluten-free, use a one-to-one gluten-free flour blend. I have found that King Arthur’s Measure for Measure works the best with this type of cookie dough.

More Halloween Recipes to Consider

This recipe was inspired by and not hardly adapted from my friend Amy atHouse of Nash Eats. Thanks Amy!

Dark Chocolate Halloween Cookies should be at the top of your fall baking list! They are soft in the middle, crisp on the edges and they will not disappoint.