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Easy Cauldron Cookies for the Perfect Halloween Party

Easy Halloween dessert · Party treats and family baking · Cute chocolate cookie cups with festive buttercream
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 36 cookie cups
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Chocolate Cookie Cups
  • 1 box 15.25 oz Devil's Food cake mix
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
  • Black gel food coloring optional, for a darker cauldron look
  • Green Buttercream
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 –3 tablespoons milk
  • Green gel food coloring
  • Halloween Decorations
  • Green round sprinkles
  • Halloween sprinkle mix
  • Candy eyeballs
  • Pretzel sticks broken into short pieces

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease several mini muffin pans.
  2. Mix the cake mix, eggs, oil, and optional black food coloring until a soft dough forms.
  3. Scoop small portions of dough into each muffin cavity and gently flatten the tops.
  4. Bake until the cookie cups are set around the edges.
  5. While still warm, immediately press the center of each cookie using the back of a measuring spoon or similar rounded tool to create a deep well.
  6. Let the cookie cups cool completely before decorating.
  7. Beat the butter until creamy. Gradually mix in powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and enough milk to create a smooth piping consistency.
  8. Tint the frosting bright green.
  9. Pipe the buttercream into each cookie cup to resemble bubbling potion.
  10. Decorate with green sprinkles, Halloween candies, candy eyes, and a small pretzel stick for the finishing touch.