Sweet and Spooky these buttery Halloween Crinkle Cookies will add just a right bit of fright to your Halloween. These Halloween Cookies are so fun to make and will bring out the kid in you 😍. So, this Halloween, bake these Halloween Crinkle Cookies which are such a perfect homemade Halloween treat for kids 👻😋
These adorable little Halloween Crinkle Cookies are perfect to be added to your list of Halloween cookies. These cute little spooky crinkle cookies are so fun to make and is so delicious.
Halloween is the best time to make such spooky and adorable looking treats I just love spooky treats for Halloween. And fun and exciting Halloween cookies are what gets me so thrilled. They can never be too many cookies and this crinkle cookie is one perfect recipe for Halloween. 👻👻
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I just love making cookies for Halloween. In fact cookies are one of those easy and quick treats which can be made for any occasion and a perfect little treats which kids love.
Do you know I enjoy making these Halloween cookies with my kids as well? Whenever it's Halloween my kids are super excited to make some spooky and thrilling desserts and baking cookies are one of the favorite activities.😇
Besides cookies I love to bake some adorable Halloween desserts as well as make some Halloween appetizers which are perfect creepy looking food for my Halloween party.
Also try these amazing spooky Halloween recipes 👻
- Jack Skellington OREO Cookies
- Halloween Monster Eyes Cookies
- Halloween Mummy Pizza Bites
- Spooky Halloween Spider Cupcakes
- No Bake Halloween Sugar Wafer Cookies
- Witch's Fingers Sugar Cookies
Of course the most amazing part about crinkle cookies is that gorgeous crinkle only hear these look like they the crinkles are losing out blood but it's actually just red food color.
😋 Easy Homemade Halloween Cookie
These red colored Halloween crinkle cookies look like they are drenched in blood only that they are not! The red food color add a perfect little spookiness to these Halloween crinkle cookies and those adorable little candy eyeballs at that perfect fright which kids love and I'm so thrilled about.
So, this Halloween grab a bag of boxed cookie mix or just a few pantry staple ingredients like flour, butter, sugar along with red food color or red candy melts and bake these spooky Halloween Crinkle Cookies.
🥘 Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Baking powder
- Kosher Salt
- Red Gel Food Color or Red Candy Melts (1 cup / half a bag of 13oz)
- Eggs
- Unsalted Butter melted or softened to room temp
- Vanilla Extract
- Whole Milk
- Granulated Sugar
ROLLING
- Confectioner's Sugar (for rolling)
👩🍳 How to make Halloween Bloodshot Crinkle Cookies
These soft and chewy Bloodshot Crinkle Cookies are super easy and delicious. I love that these look like bloodshot cookies because of the red color and of course the candy eyeballs looks so spooky and cute!
STEP 1: MIX THE DRY INGREDIENTS
- Whisk Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, and Kosher Salt in a bowl.
- Whisk until combined through.
STEP 2: BEAT THE WET INGREDIENTS
- In another mixing bowl, beat Granulated Sugar, Butter, Eggs, Red Gel Food Color, Milk, and Vanilla Extract using a stand mixer or hand held mixer
- Beat just until combined and creamy
STEP 3: MIX THE WET & DRY INGREDIENTS
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients. Fold using a rubber or silicone spatula
- The Crinkle Cookie Dough should be thick and sticky.
STEP 4: FREEZE THE COOKIE DOUGH
- Wrap the cookie dough with foil and freeze the cookie dough for 30 minutes or refrigerate overnight or at least 2-3 days.
- Freezing the cookie dough or resting it in the refrigerator will make sure that your crinkle cookies are perfect
STEP 5: ROLL THE COOKIES
- Pull out the cookie dough from the freezer and keep on the counter for 15 min and preheat the oven to 350F or 180C
- Scoop out 1 tablespoon of the cookie dough and roll
STEP 6: COAT WITH SUGAR
- Coat the rolled cookies with confectioners sugar. Roll twice or thrice until they are completely covered with sugar
- Place in the baking dish (3 - inches apart) and Bake for 10-11 min
- Once the cookies gets baked, cool down to room temp. on a wire rack and serve.
🧊 Storage
You can keep these Halloween Crinkle Cookies at room temperature for upto 1 week
Or store them in an airtight container.
🤔 Can I make this ahead of time?
Yes Of Course! Making these on Halloween night is next to impossible. You can make the cookie dough and place in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Just pull the cookie dough from the refrigerator, roll the balls in confectioners sugar and bake for 10 minutes. Decorate with candy eyeballs and serve these warm!
🌱 Are these cookies Vegan and Gluten-Free?
No these are not actually vegan and gluten-free. However you can make these gluten-free by using gluten-free baking flour instead of regular all purpose flour.
To make the Vegan version of these cookies replace butter with Vegan butter, milk with Almond milk and skip the use of Eggs in these cookies.
💯 Top tips to make these Easy Halloween cookies
Believe it or not these Halloween cookies are actually super easy to make. Crinkle cookies might look difficult to make but they're actually super easy and so adorable. If you follow these steps to make the best Halloween crinkle cookies you will definitely nail it. 😇😍😍😍
- Remember to cut the cookie dough balls with Confectioners sugar and NOT granulated sugar. This is because only confectioner sugar fine enough to enter into the crinkle of the cookie to creating those gorgeous crinkles which we love about these cookies.
- Do not forget to chill the cookie dough. Crinkle cookie dough is supposed to be sticky and thick. But only if you refrigerate it overnight or for 2 to 3 days or if you are in a pinch and need to get them quickly then you can freeze the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes and then use it. Refrigerating or freezing the cookie dough will make sure that all the excess moisture of the cookie gets gets dried out from the cold air of the refrigerator and you are left with perfectly dry cookie dough which bakes to perfection giving you that amazing Halloween crinkle cookie.
- Do not flatten the cookies before baking crinkle cookies have a tendency of flattening out themselves while they are baking.
- If even after nine minutes of cooking your cookies haven't started to flatten out then get them out of the oven and slightly tap the baking dish on the counter for 2 to 3 times or use a wooden spatula to lightly press the top of the cookies so that it initiates the flattening process.
- If you're using red candy melts then the possibility of your cookie dough to be thick and sticky will be higher however do not worry because refrigerating or freezing the cookie dough will get rid of all the excess moisture from your cookie dough.
- If you're using red candy melts then microwave the candy melts in the oven for 30 seconds and whisk until smooth and lamb free only when it comes down to room temperature put it into your vet make sure of the cookie dough.
👻 Other Halloween Dessert Recipes
- Spooky Halloween Monster Eyes Brownies
- Halloween Pretzel Treats
- Halloween Oreo Bark {Spookiest, Easiest, and Simplest}
- Spooky Halloween M&M Cookies
- Halloween Swirl Oreo Cream Cheese Brownies
- Halloween Oreo Mummy Treats
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour 125gm (spooned)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 4 drops Red Gel Food Color or Red Candy Melts (1 cup)
- 1 large Eggs at room temp
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter melted or softened to room temp.
- ¼ cup Whole Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
ROLLING
- 1 cup Confectioner's Sugar 120gm (for rolling)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Whisk Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder and Kosher Salt in a medium sized mixing bowl until combined
- In another medium sized mixing bowl, add the melted butter, granulated sugar, Vanilla Extract, Red Food Color and Milk. Beat until combined using a stand mixer or hand held mixer.
- Combine the wet and dry mixture. Fold using a rubber or wooden spatula just until combined. The cookie dough should be thick and sticky. Wrap the cookie dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or freeze for 10-15 minutes. Right before using it again, pull it out of the freezer and allow to sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes. Meanwhile Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180C and line a baking dish with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of the cookie dough. Roll it into balls. Roll the cookies with confectioners sugar. Place in the baking dish about 3 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes. If the cookies do not spread even after 9 minutes, get the baking dish out and lightly bang on the counter for 2-3 times or just use a spatula to lightly press the top. This will help initiate the spreading. Bake for 2-3 more minutes.
- After the cookies gets cooked, allow them to cool down on the wire rack.
- These cookies will stay fresh at room temp. for upto 1 week.
Carol says
Followed the recipe and the “dough” was cake consistency and was not thick and sticky. Maybe the butter should be room temp instead of melted? We’ll see how they turn out.
Anjali says
Hi Carol,
You can use butter softened to room temp. However, the cakey dough is typical of Crinkle Cookie Dough. Just refrigerate a little longer and you can even sprinkle some flour and mix with the cookie dough if its too cakey, even after refrigeration. Hope this helps you!
Krista says
Hey i made this and it was so sticky to my hands didnt turn out and i dont know what i did wrong
Anjali says
There is nothing wrong with the cookie dough being sticky. It is supposed to be sticky. You didn't do anything wrong. Just stick it in the fridge overnight or in the freezer for 20-minutes (wrapped in a plastic wrap) and then you should be good.