This Halloween Cookie Cake Recipe is the perfect make ahead Halloween treat for spooky gatherings. If you’re looking for Halloween cookie cake ideas, if you LOVE The Great American Cookie Company OR Mrs. Fields Halloween cookie cakes- then you’ll want to try this copycat recipe ASAP!
Our Halloween cookie cake is EASY to make. If you can make chocolate chip cookies…then you can make this oogly, googly Halloween cookie cake idea. That means less time prepping and more time doing the fun stuff- like decorating your cake!
This EASY Halloween cookie cake recipe makes 8-10 servings…so it will feed a crowd! This copy cat Mrs Fields Halloween cookie cake is great for classroom parties, fundraisers or bake sales (they sell fast). I LOVE making this recipe for our annual Halloween party…it gets completely devoured!
You can quickly create a visually impressive Halloween treat that will WOW your family, friends and Halloween party guests! We think this Halloween cookie cake idea is one of the EASIEST to decorate!
Consider adding sprinkles or chopped nuts to your cookie batter for added texture and depth. You can change up the colors to make your Halloween cookie cake design totally YOU! Enjoy the process of creating, designing and experimenting!
More Halloween Party Treats to Try:
This make ahead Halloween decorated cookie cake keeps well (about two weeks in the fridge) which makes it perfect for school fundraisers, classroom parties, bake sales or fairs, kids parties, sleepovers, pajama parties & Halloween movie nights…you name it!
This EASY, Halloween Cookie Cake Recipe makes about 8-10 slices. For best results, add LOTS of candy eye balls (in various sizes), colorful Halloween sprinkles and at least three different icing colors. We made our icing from scratch but you can add food coloring to store bought white icing to save a little time.
EASY Halloween Cookie Cake Recipe
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 23-25 minutes
Makes: 8-10 Cookie Cake Slices
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup unsalted butter, divided
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
2 cups powdered sugar
Green, orange, and purple gel food coloring
Halloween sprinkles, eye candy sprinkles in various sizes
Other Helpful Tools:
Springform Baking Pan
Basic Cake Tip Kit
Piping Bags
Hand or Stand Mixer
How to Make A Halloween Cookie Cake Step by Step!
Let’s start by making the cookie dough for our cookie cake.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and spray a springform pan with non-stick spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
In another bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until creamy and fluffy.
Add the eggs and vanilla to this mixture and combine well. Slowly fold in the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Don’t overbeat the batter!
Fold in the chocolate chips with a silicone spatula if you have one.
Spread the cookie dough evenly around the bottom of your prepared springform pan.
Bake for 23-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Allow the cookie cake to cool completely before you release springform pan sides.
Now we’ll tackle the frosting.
Mix together 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups powdered sugar.
Slowly add milk (small amounts), mixing until frosting is smooth and you can form peaks. The frosting should be able to hold its shape. If you add too much milk, just add a little more powdered sugar to balance everything out. If you have a favorite icing recipe (or even store bought frosting) you can sub that as well.
Divide the frosting evenly into 3 separate mixing bowls. Add orange gel color to one bowl, green gel to one bowl, and purple gel to one bowl. Mix each bowl until the color is fully incorporated.
Add the frosting to 3 separate piping bags fitted with varying star shaped piping tips.
We made rosettes, stars and lots of swirls. For best results vary the sizes of your flourishes. Add swirls and other visual interest. This is the FUN part so get creative!
Add LOTS of Halloween themed sprinkles and candy eye sprinkles in various sizes for a fun effect that adds a little CRUNCH!
Place your completed Halloween cookie cake a decorative tray or cake plate, serve and enjoy! Store any leftovers in an airtight container.
I hope that you enjoyed learning how to make EASY, copycat Mrs Fields Halloween cookie cake. You can quickly whip up a crowd pleasing Halloween treat! Don’t forget to download and print the FREE printable recipe at the end of this post so you have it on hand when you need it.
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Halloween Cookie Cake
Make a gorgeous cookie cake that tastes better than the mall version!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, divided
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp. milk
- Green, orange, and purple gel food coloring
- Halloween themed sprinkles, candy eye sprinkles in various sizes
Instructions
For the Cookie Dough:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and spray a springform pan with non-stick spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
In another bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until creamy and fluffy.
Add the eggs and vanilla to this mixture and combine well.
Slowly fold in the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Don't overbeat the batter!
Fold in the chocolate chips with a silicone spatula if you have one.
Spread the cookie dough evenly around the bottom of your prepared, springform pan.
Bake for 23-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Allow the cookie cake to cool completely before you release springform pan sides.
For The Frosting:
Mix together 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups powdered sugar.
Slowly add milk (small amounts), mixing until frosting is smooth and you can form peaks. The frosting should be able to hold its shape. If you add too much milk, just add a little more powdered sugar to balance everything out. If you have a favorite icing recipe (or even store bought frosting) you can sub that as well.
Divide the frosting evenly into 3 separate mixing bowls. Add orange gel color to one bowl, green gel to one bowl, and purple gel to one bowl. Mix each bowl until the color is fully incorporated.
Add the frosting to 3 separate piping bags fitted with different star shaped piping tips.
We made rosettes, stars and lots of swirls. For best results vary the sizes of your flourishes. Add swirls and other visual interest. This is the FUN part so get creative!
Add LOTS of Halloween themed sprinkles and candy eye sprinkles in various sizes for a fun effect that adds a little CRUNCH!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 524Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 351mgCarbohydrates: 74gFiber: 2gSugar: 52gProtein: 5g
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