HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Spooky Giveaway below!
From Daryl:
I found this recipe online on a delicious
blog called Love to be in the Kitchen. I made them gluten-free for my Halloween
share. The author of the original recipe
said she based them off one of her favorite cookie recipes, Dark Chocolate
M and M Cookies. Go to her blog to get that recipe.
Now, I’d never heard of black food coloring.
Honestly, I rarely use food coloring after the whole issue with red food
coloring years ago. But black? I had to
try it. Before doing so, I asked my Facebook fans if they’d ever used it. I got lots of
warnings. Use too much, bleh. Use too little, won’t be dark enough. And the dye will make your tongue black.
Well, so will red or blue dye. Believe me, I’ve seen enough blue tongues after
eating birthday cake with blue icing, thanks to all the little boys in my life.
But I have to tell you, a little black food coloring went a long
way, and I’m glad I used it.
These cookies are so delicious! They’re
great decorated with candy eyeballs - and really spooky - but making some of
them plain for grownups is also a super idea.
They are a new go-to cookie for me.
Tip: in the recipe online, she added the
candy eyeballs before baking. My first batch didn’t turn out well having done so. So I added
some right away after baking. That worked out beautifully. I’ll show you both
versions below.
Happy
Halloween!
Spooky
Cookies
(yields:
30-36 cookies)
1/2 cup unsalted butter,
room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar,
packed
optional: black food
coloring (I used only 2 drops!)
1 large egg,
room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup gluten-free flour (I used half sweet rice flour; half tapioca
starch)
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons
Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
(I used semi-sweet)
Candy Eyeballs for topping
the cookies
IF
YOU WANT TO MAKE THESE USING REGULAR FLOUR, just substitute out the gluten-free
flour and omit the xanthan gum.
In a large bowl, combine
the butter and sugars. *Optional add black food coloring to get a deeper shade
of black in the cookies. I used 2 drops. That’s all! Beat together on medium-high speed until light
and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Blend in the egg and vanilla, scrape down the bowl if
needed.
In a separate bowl, whisk
together the gluten-free flour, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, baking soda, and
salt.
Add the dry ingredients to
the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated. Add in the milk and then fold
in the chocolate chips.
Next, cover this mixture and put in refrigerator for 2 hours.
When ready, preheat oven
to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets
with parchment paper.
Roll about 2 tablespoons of
dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet. Flatten slightly.
Bake at 350˚ F for 10-11
minutes. Remove from oven and then add
the candy eyeballs.
Let cookies cool on the
baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool
completely.
Keep in a tightly sealed
container. May be frozen if wrapped in saran and sealed well.
PUT MIXTURE IN REFRIGERATOR FOR 2 HOURS.
I PUT THE EYES ON FIRST AND...yuck. NOT MY FAVORITE.
SO FOR THE NEXT BATCH, I DIDN'T DECORATE UNTIL AFTER THEY WERE BAKED.

Because it's Halloween, I'm giving away a copy of
the Halloween-themed Cookbook Nook Mystery
-- plus a Savor the Mystery tote bag
to 1 commenter.
-- plus a Savor the Mystery tote bag
to 1 commenter.
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Ooh, I think my favorite Halloween treat would be Milk Duds (if I were trick or treating!) I also love cider and donuts as a fall treat. I'd love to win your Halloween novel! Thanks for the chance. kdubrinsky@gmail.com
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Glorious, they're good for parties, right? And I adore Sugar Babies. Haven't had those in ages. ~ Daryl
DeleteCaramel apples are my favorite. Your cookies sound delicious. They look spooky and fun to eat. Thank you for the chance.
ReplyDeleteDonamae, they kept really well in the freezer, too. ~ Daryl
DeleteRussell Stovers makes a Carmel apple flavored candy that is only available in the fall months. That is my favorite Halloween candy.
ReplyDeleteNan, I'm going to have to look for those. Yum. ~ Daryl
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DeleteI do enjoy the pumpkin donuts that you can find this tiime of the year. Also anything dark chocolate and caramel...but that's really anytime of the year! Thank you for a chance with this great giveaway! rwilson@ws4r.com
ReplyDeleteAll the coffee houses are serving pumpkin something right now. It's amazing how much of a selection. ~ Daryl
DeleteIt matters not which holiday, I always want the darkest chocolate candy I can find!
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Lisa, isn't it amazing how dark it can get now? 76%, 80%. Whew! ~ Daryl
DeleteMy favorite Halloween candy as a kid and still is are the Mary Jane Peanut Butter Kisses and the black jelly beans that Dad and I shared. Both candies were only available at Halloween when I was a kid making them very special. Funny because even though you can buy them all year through now, I only look for them around Halloween. They remind me of all the fun Halloweens from my childhood and special moments with my Dad.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the adorably cute cookie recipe that sounds yummy as well. Definitely going to bake up a batch (or two or three) very soon. Appreciate the giveaway and while I've shared I've got my fingers crossed to be the very fortunate one selected.
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Kay, what a lovely memory for you to hold. ~ Daryl
DeleteI only eat these at Halloween, Almond Joy mini's in a very large bag of mixed mini bars. The rest of the year I'm good and stay on my diet.
ReplyDeleteAw, NoraA, good for you. But I bet those Almond Joys are delicious because they are precious. ~ Daryl
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I just loved any chocolate candy we would gather in our Halloween trick or treats. Favorite place to go was the local funeral home for orange drink.
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Oh, my, Linda, that sounds spooky. ~ Daryl
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My favorite treat is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. :) minibuttercookieatyahoodotcom
ReplyDeleteRhonda you are not alone. ~ Daryl
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ReplyDeleteDebbie, you're the winner by random selection. Congrats. I'll email you for info. ~ Daryl
DeleteVery cute.
ReplyDeleteI, too vote for the eyeballs after baking order.
Halloween treat? Almost anything with dark chocolate.
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Thanks, Libby, it really was a learning process re: the eyes. LOL ~ Daryl
DeleteIf we are talking candy, I’m a Reese’s peanut butter cup girl. But I really love most all candy. Baked good would probably be apple crisp since I only make that this time of year. I am definitely going to be trying these cookies.
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That recipe sounds tasty and looks cute - thanks for the chance to win, super giveaway, love the cookbook nook series, but would love to win Desolate Shores
ReplyDeleteSweet, Taylor. Thanks for that. :) ~ Daryl
DeleteMy favorite Halloween treat would be almost anything chocolate but I admit to being partial to Milky Way Midnight bars. dbahn(at)iw(dot)net
ReplyDeleteLove the recipe. If only I liked chocolate cookies, lol. I love Halloween candy. All of it. Even the chocolate. Peeps are wonderful if you let them go stale. Circus peanuts, candy bars, milk duds, nerds (especially big bumpy ones). Love it all. No need to enter me though. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHm, if you like chocolate, you should like these cookies, Kayt18. They're mostly chocolate, very little cookie. LOL ~ Daryl
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