Description
These Halloween Oreo M&M’s cookies combine rich, buttery cookie dough with festive Halloween M&M’s and chopped Oreo cookies for a fun and delicious seasonal treat. Soft and gooey in the center with colorful candy pieces throughout, these cookies are perfect for Halloween parties or cozy fall baking.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter slightly softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1 and 1/3 cup flour
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Mix-ins
- 2/3 cup Halloween M&M’s
- 7 Halloween Oreo cookies, roughly chopped, regular stuffed (NOT DOUBLE STUFFED), chilled
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Baking Sheet: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat to prevent sticking.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a medium bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth using a spatula or mixer.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and well incorporated.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Add the flour, corn starch, baking soda, and salt into the wet ingredients, stirring gently just until combined to avoid overmixing.
- Fold in Mix-ins: Carefully fold in the Halloween M&M’s and chopped Oreo cookies to evenly distribute throughout the dough.
- Form Cookies: Using a large cookie scooper (about 1/4 cup or 4 tablespoons), scoop out the dough and place onto the prepared baking sheet in 10 equal portions. Optionally top with extra M&M’s and chopped Oreos for decoration.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 11 minutes. The centers may look slightly underdone but will firm up as they cool.
- Shape and Cool: Immediately after removing from the oven, use a larger cookie cutter to gently round the cookies. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Using chilled Oreo cookies helps keep the pieces distinct in the dough and prevents them from becoming too soft.
- Don’t overbake the cookies; they should look slightly underdone to maintain a soft, gooey texture.
- You can substitute Halloween M&M’s and Oreos with regular M&M’s and Oreos if seasonal versions aren’t available.
- For perfectly round cookies, shape them immediately after baking while still warm with a cookie cutter.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on a rack for the best texture and flavor development.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
