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Cauldron Cookie Cups Recipe

Cauldron Cookie Cups Recipe
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These Cauldron Cookie Cups are spooky and fun Halloween treats featuring rich devil’s food cake cookie cups filled with creamy green buttercream frosting and decorated with candy eyeballs, sprinkles, and pretzel stick stirrers. Perfect for a festive party or themed dessert, they combine soft chocolate cookies with a sweet, colorful filling to resemble bubbling witch’s cauldrons.

Ingredients

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Cookie Cups

  • 1 (15.25 ounce) box Devil’s Food cake mix
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • Black food coloring (optional)

Buttercream Filling

  • 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 (broken in half for stir sticks)

Instructions

  1. Preheat and Prepare pans: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease three 12-count mini muffin pans to prevent sticking.
  2. Mix Cookie Dough: In a large bowl, combine the devil’s food cake mix, eggs, canola oil, and black food coloring (if using). Mix thoroughly until the dough is smooth and uniform in color.
  3. Portion Dough: Scoop about 1/2 tablespoon of dough for each cookie cup and place into the mini muffin pans. Flatten each dough ball with your fingers to help form the base shape.
  4. Bake and Indent: Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set but centers remain soft. Remove from oven. While still warm, press an indentation into each cookie using the back of a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon to create a ‘cauldron’ shape. Let cool completely in the pans.
  5. Make Buttercream: In a medium bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until smooth. Add milk, starting with one tablespoon, and continue adding until the buttercream reaches a smooth, pipeable consistency. Mix in green food coloring until you achieve the desired vibrant shade.
  6. Fill Cookie Cups: Pipe the green buttercream into each cooled cookie cup, filling them to resemble bubbling potions inside cauldrons.
  7. Decorate: Sprinkle round green sprinkles, Halloween-themed sprinkles, and candy eyeballs on top of the buttercream. Insert half a pretzel stick into each cup as a stir stick to complete the cauldron look.

Notes

  • Use black food coloring sparingly to avoid a bitter taste or overly dark dough.
  • Let the cookie cups cool completely before piping to prevent the buttercream from melting.
  • You can substitute canola oil with vegetable or light olive oil.
  • Adjust the amount of milk in the buttercream to get the perfect consistency for piping.
  • Use mini muffin pans for appropriately sized cookie cups; regular muffin pans will create larger portions.
  • Store finished cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for up to a week.

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Keywords: Halloween cookies, cauldron cookie cups, devil's food cake cookies, buttercream filled cookies, spooky treats

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