Description
Easy Cauldron Cookies are festive chocolate cookie cups filled with ganache, caramel, or tinted frosting, topped with mini marshmallows, green sprinkles, and pretzel handles. Perfect for Halloween parties, kid-friendly baking, and no-fuss spooky treats with playful presentation.
Ingredients
Chocolate cookie dough (homemade or store-bought)Chocolate candy melts or dark chocolate chipsMini pretzels or pretzel sticksMini marshmallowsGreen sanding sugar or green sprinklesOptional fillings: chocolate ganache, caramel, or tinted vanilla frostingOptional extras: candy eyes, pearl sprinkles, crushed cookiesTools: mini muffin pan or baking sheet, piping bag
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly grease mini muffin pan. Divide cookie dough into 24 balls.2. Press each ball into pan wells to form cups. Bake 8–10 minutes until set with soft centers.3. While warm, press a teaspoon into centers to deepen wells; cool 10 minutes then remove.4. Fill each cup with ganache, caramel, or tinted frosting nearly to the rim.5. Dip pretzel ends in melted chocolate; press into rims for handles and hold a few seconds.6. Top with mini marshmallows and green sprinkles; drizzle green-tinted chocolate for ‘slime.’7. Chill 10–15 minutes to firm chocolate and decorations before serving.
Notes
Store at room temp up to 24 hours in airtight container with layers separated.Refrigerate up to 3 days if filled with ganache or frosting; add marshmallows and sprinkles day of serving.Freeze undecorated cookie cups up to 1 month; thaw, fill, and decorate fresh.Transport in shallow lidded box; add pretzel handles and bubbles at venue for best results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 95
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 10