Description
Cauldron Cookie Cups are a fun and festive Halloween treat featuring rich Devil’s Food cake mix cookies shaped into little cups filled with creamy green buttercream frosting. These bite-sized delights are decorated with spooky sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and pretzel stick stirrers to resemble bubbling potions, perfect for parties or holiday celebrations.
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 and prepare pans: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease three 12-count mini muffin pans to prevent the cookie cups from sticking.
- Make cookie dough: In a large bowl, combine the Devil’s Food cake mix, eggs, canola oil, and optional black food coloring. Mix thoroughly until well combined and smooth.
- Form cookie cups: Using about 1/2 tablespoon of dough per cup, place the dough into the mini muffin pans. Flatten each portion gently with your fingers to form an even base and walls.
- Bake and shape indentations: Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are set but the centers remain pliable. Immediately remove from oven and use the back of a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon to press an indentation into each warm cookie to create the ‘cup’ shape. Let them cool completely in the pans.
- Prepare buttercream frosting: While the cookie cups cool, beat the softened butter in a medium bowl until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt, beating until smooth. Add milk gradually to reach a smooth, pipeable consistency. Mix in green food coloring until the desired shade is achieved.
- Fill cookie cups: Once the cookie cups are fully cooled, pipe the green buttercream into each cup, filling them to look like bubbling potions.
- Decorate: Top the frosted cookie cups with round green sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and Halloween sprinkles. Break pretzel sticks in half and insert one into each cookie cup to resemble stir sticks.
- Serve: Serve immediately or store as noted. Enjoy your festive Cauldron Cookie Cups!
Notes
- Store cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or refrigerate up to one week.
- Undecorated cookie cups can be frozen for up to three months; thaw and decorate before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
