These fun and kooky Monster Eyeball Cookies are the perfect sweet treat for Halloween! I have seen them for years floating around the internet. With their bright Halloween colors, silly monster eyeballs, and delicious cookie flavor, they’re almost too cute to eat! Soft and chewy, these adorable monster cookies are just the right combination of creepy and cute. They’re easy to make, fun to decorate, and guaranteed to bring smiles to your Halloween celebrations.
If you love these cookies, then try our Halloween Bat Cupcakes or Mummy Rice Krispie Treats for more spooktacular fun treats for Halloween.
Whether you’re hosting a spooky party, Monster birthday, baking with the kids, or putting together a festive Halloween dessert platter, these homemade Monster Eyeball Cookies are sure to be a hit!
Why I Love This Recipe
- So cute and fun!
- Taste delicious
- Fun to make with the kids
- Perfect for Halloween or a Monster Party
- Great for parties at school or home
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Monster Eye Cookie Ingredients
These Monster Eyeball Cookies are soft, chewy, and decorated with candy eyes! A fun and easy Halloween cookie recipe perfect for parties and kids.
Ingredients
All purpose flour – This is standard for a great basic cookie.
Salt – You always need salt in cookies or baking, as it brings out the flavors of other ingredients.
Baking soda and baking powder – Both of these are leavening agents and help the cookies to stay tender yet crisp on the outside.
Butter -This needs to be softened to room temperature.
Sugar – This is used for sweetening, plus more for rolling the cookies in so they have a sugary coating.
Large egg – I always use large eggs for baking and cooking.
Vanilla – Standard flavoring for cookies.
Jell-O – One purple, one green, one orange or whatever colors you want to make. Blue raspberry would be fun to add too.
Food coloring – I like to use gel coloring in purple, green and orange. The gel makes the cookies more vibrant.
Candy eyes – Use multiple sizes to make the cookies fun.
How to Make Monster Eyeball Cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the egg and vanilla to the mixture and continue mixing until combined.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture and continue to mix until it comes together as a dough.
Divide the dough into 3 even pieces and knead in 3 tbsps of different colored Jell-O into each ball of dough. Don’t knead excessively. Add a few drops of food coloring at a time to the dough until you have a rich color you desire.
Shape the dough into 1-inch balls, roll them in sugar, then flatten them with the bottom of a bowl or cup. Place them 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes until just done. Immediately press the candy eyes into the cookies after they are removed from the oven.
Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Recipe Pro Tips
Pro Tips for the Best Monster Eyeball Cookies
Use gel food coloring. It creates bright colors without adding too much moisture to the dough.
Measure flour correctly. Too much flour can make cookies dry and crumbly.
Use a cookie scoop. Evenly sized cookies bake more consistently.
Don’t overmix the dough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
Avoid overbaking. Soft cookies are especially delicious with the crunchy candy decorations.
Add candy eyes carefully. Follow the manufacturer’s directions to avoid melting or discoloration.
Mix different eye sizes. Large and small candy eyes create funny, unique monster faces.
Work while the cookies are warm. If your candy eyes can be pressed onto warm cookies, add them before the cookies become too firm.
Let the cookies cool completely. This helps the decorations stay in place before packaging.
Have fun with the designs. The sillier the monster faces, the better!
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Monster Eyeball Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar plus more for rolling the cookies in
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 packages of Jell-O one purple, one green, one orange
- Food coloring purple, green and orange
- Candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the egg and vanilla to the mixture and continue mixing until combined.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture and continue to mix until it comes together as a dough.
- Divide the dough into 3 even pieces and knead in 3 tbsps of different colored Jell-O into each ball of dough. Don’t knead excessively. Add a few drops of food coloring at a time to the dough until you have a rich color you desire.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls, roll them in sugar, then flatten them with the bottom of a bowl or cup. Place them 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until just done. Immediately press the candy eyes into the cookies after they are removed from the oven.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack.
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