Name: Halloween Monsters Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup creamy peanut butter (or substitute with sunflower butter or another non-nut butter); 1/2 cup butter (soften before starting); 1 1/4 cup packed light or golden brown sugar; 1 cup of granulated sugar; 3 eggs; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 4 cups old fashioned oats; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup M&M's with Peanuts or use plain M&M's; 1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts) optional

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Today I have both the Easy Halloween Monster Cookies recipe and Halloween Treat Bag Toppers – Free Printables for you! I’m so glad fall is here and I can start baking again. Aren’t you? I love being in the kitchen, having fun with baking and creating tasty cookie recipes or adapting them. Before I headed to take care of my grandkids I decided to do two things to bring to them. Bake monster cookies and add them into cute treat bags toppers for Halloween. I’m not going to be there for this Halloween this year we’ll be traveling.

Let’s start making cookies! They are so fun for Halloween. The kids loved them.
Printable Monster Cookies Recipe and Halloween treat toppers at the end of the post.

Halloween Monster Cookies Recipe

I adapted a recipe from this cookbook. And tried another recipe we liked too. I grabbed spider cupcake holders and cupcake liners from Amazon but, you might find them at the craft store too.

How To Make Monster Cookies

First, this recipe is really easy

Ingredients

see the full list on the recipe card

Instructions

Pre-chop your nuts or purchase some pre-chopped if you decide to add them (it’s optional)
Mix up the cookies in a large mixing bowl. (printable recipe at end of the post)
Add in Peanut M&Ms
Scoop onto your non-stick cookie sheet
Let the cookies cool completely
Ice the cookies with monster shapes and add googly eyes ( the 3 and 4 eyed monsters were the biggest hits!)
Let them dry completely
Add into clear bags and top with Halloween cookie-cupcake-treat bag toppers (see below for printables)

I am sharing a few bakeware items that I’m using in the kitchen, making my baking and cooking life easier. Each item has special features to make using them pleasure and perfect if you have kids who are learning to bake or cook alongside of you. I did receive these items for free to try out.

What’s are good kitchen tools for baking?

What’s new in my kitchen?

You can see and shop baking season must-haves on DearCreatives Amazon Page

Let me give you a few reasons we loved them and a closer look at their benefits. Whether you are starting out as a new baker/cook or updating some of your kitchen tools this might be helpful for you.

Must-Have baking tools

Every baker should have a rolling pin. The T-Fal 12 ” barrel rolling pin comes with stoppers that keep the rolling pin on your counter surface. It’s non-stick! I can’t wait to make pie dough and share it in action with you! So stay tuned. This isn’t a light rolling pin it is a nice weight that will make rolling easier!

Accuracy is key when it comes to baking. I have more than one set of measuring cups this style (measuring cups)but, you can start out with one set. And now these too. I love how the T-fal measuring cups have rubber tips. They help them stay in place when you set them down and stack for storage. They are really sturdy and nice. You can see in the first image I even set a spoon in them for icing and they didn’t even tip over. They come with a lifetime warranty.

Measuring spoons are used for measuring baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon…The T-fal measuring spoons were made the same as the measuring cups. They are dishwasher safe, rubber tips and lifetime warranty. I love that if your baking with kids you don’t have to worry about these breaking vs. my ceramic ones.

The T-fal measuring cup is a 2 cup capacity and has a rubber handle. It’s really made nicely for pouring the liquid. For this recipe, I used it for measuring flour. Having non-glass is great for baking with kids. But, this a handy style.

Watch for my fall beef boneless ribs slow cooker recipe. I used it for pouring my broth. I do like using plastic as it is lighter to hold and great for when you have kids in the kitchen learning to cook or bake.

The cookie/baking sheets work really well for even heating. The T-fal Baking sheet has the airbake bottom, which really is great for getting even heating for any of your cookies or baked goods. It has a no-rust guarantee and 10-year warranty.

The Halloween cookies were a big hit with the kids. The new supplies for in the kitchen were a bit hit for us! What is your must-have bakeware?

Free Printable Halloween Toppers

Happy Halloween: Halloween Printable Toppers (print or download) Clear 4 x 9.5 treat bag
Spider / RIP: Halloween Printable Toppers (print or download) Clear 6 x 8 treat bag

Easy just click to print for free! Hope you enjoy these along with the cookies recipe below. They are two sizes but, can be resized in Pic Monkey, which is free to use. Just download and resize to suit your needs. Both will fit clear party treat bags. Fold bag, print and fold topper staple to the top of the bag. Design can be printed on cardstock or standard quality printer paper. I used printer paper for this.

Halloween Cookies Recipe

Yield: 24

Halloween Monsters Cookies

These Halloween Cookies are easy to make and frost them to look like Halloween Monsters and space creatures. Plus, they come with free Printable Halloween toppers for handing them out at classroom parties or other Halloween celebrations...

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour