Description
Delightfully spooky Cauldron Cookie Cups are perfect for Halloween celebrations. These mini cookie cups are made from a rich Devil’s Food cake mix dough, shaped into miniature cups, baked, and then filled with smooth green buttercream frosting. Decorated with festive sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and pretzel stick stirrers, they make a fun and delicious treat for parties and gatherings.
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 to 3 tablespoons milk
- Green food coloring
Decorations
- Round green sprinkles
- Halloween sprinkles
- Candy eyeballs
- Pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease three 12-count mini muffin pans to prepare for baking.
- Make cookie dough: In a large bowl, mix the Devil’s Food cake mix, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil, and black food coloring (if using) until the dough is well combined and uniform in color.
- Shape dough cups: Using about 1/2 tablespoon of dough per cup, scoop and place it into the mini muffin pans. Flatten the dough gently with your fingers to form small cups.
- Bake cookie cups: Bake the cookie cups in the oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are set. Remove from the oven and immediately press an indentation into each warm cookie using the back of a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon to create a cup shape. Allow to cool completely in the pans.
- Prepare buttercream frosting: While the cookie cups cool, beat 1 cup softened unsalted butter in a medium bowl until creamy. Gradually add 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, mixing until smooth. Add 1 to 3 tablespoons of milk a little at a time until the frosting reaches a smooth, pipeable consistency. Mix in green food coloring until you achieve the desired shade.
- Fill cookie cups: Pipe the green buttercream into the cooled cookie cups, filling each cavity to resemble bubbling potion cauldrons filled with green magic.
- Decorate: Garnish each filled cookie cup with round green sprinkles, Halloween sprinkles, and candy eyeballs. Break pretzel sticks in half and insert one into each cookie cup as a whimsical stir stick.
- Serve: Serve immediately or store as needed. Enjoy your spooky and sweet Cauldron Cookie Cups!
Notes
- Store the cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or refrigerate for up to one week to maintain freshness.
- If undecorated, cookie cups freeze well for up to three months. Thaw before frosting and decorating for best results.
- Using black food coloring in the dough is optional but adds a spooky dark cauldron appearance.
- Milk quantity for frosting may vary; add slowly to reach ideal pipeable texture.
- Use mini muffin pans for perfect-sized cookie cups; regular muffin pans will make larger portions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 90 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: 30 mg
