Description
Cauldron Cookie Cups are festive Halloween treats featuring rich Devil’s Food cake mix cookie cups filled with green buttercream frosting and decorated with spooky sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and pretzel stick stirrers. Perfect for Halloween parties or themed celebrations, these easy-to-make cookie cups combine soft cake-like texture with creamy, colorful frosting for a fun and delicious dessert.
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
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease three 12-count mini muffin pans to prevent sticking.
- Make the cookie dough: In a large bowl, combine the Devil’s Food cake mix, eggs, canola or vegetable oil, and black food coloring if using. Mix until well combined to form a smooth dough.
- Form cookie cups: Scoop about 1/2 tablespoon of dough for each cookie and place it into each mini muffin cup. Flatten the dough slightly with your fingers to shape the cookie cups.
- Bake the cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are set. Immediately after removing from the oven, press an indentation into each warm cookie using the back of a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon to create a cup shape. Let the cookies cool completely in the pans.
- Prepare the buttercream frosting: While the cookies cool, beat the softened butter in a medium bowl until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt while continuing to beat until smooth. Add milk one tablespoon at a time until the frosting reaches a smooth and pipeable consistency. Mix in green food coloring until you achieve the desired shade.
- Fill the cookie cups: Using a piping bag or spoon, fill each cooled cookie cup with the green buttercream frosting, creating a bubbling potion effect.
- Decorate: Add round green sprinkles, Halloween-themed sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and broken pretzel sticks inserted into each cookie cup as a stir stick to complete the decoration.
- Serve: Serve the cauldron cookie cups immediately and enjoy your spooky treat!
Notes
- Store the cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or refrigerate for up to one week.
- Undecorated cookie cups can be frozen for up to three months; thaw completely before frosting and decorating.
- Use black food coloring to intensify the spooky look of the cookie cups, but it is optional.
- If you prefer a thicker or thinner frosting, adjust the milk quantity accordingly for easier piping.
- Substitute pretzel sticks with thin licorice for a different stir stick option.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
