Description
Slime-Filled Halloween Cookies are a festive treat that combines creamy cheesecake filling with rich chocolate cookie dough, perfect for celebrating Halloween.
Ingredients
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- Cheesecake Filling:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 ½ Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- neon green food coloring
- Cookie Dough:
- ½ cup salted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup dark chocolate cocoa powder or black
- black gel food coloring
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the cheesecake filling ingredients, adding enough food coloring to reach your desired shade of green.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out 1 ½ teaspoons of the filling and place it on the lined baking sheet. Repeat until all the filling has been scooped. Freeze for at least 2 hours.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy and well-combined.
- Mix in the egg, milk, vanilla, and black food coloring. Start with about ½ a teaspoon of the food coloring and add more until the dough reaches a deep black color.
- In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the baking soda, cocoa powder, and flour. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Cover and chill the dough for at least 2 hours.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll 1 Tablespoon of dough into a ball, flatten slightly, and place on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat until you have used half of the black dough, placing each dough ball 2 inches apart.
- Place a cream cheese ball in the center of each.
- Roll and slightly flatten another 1 Tablespoon of cookie dough and place it on top of each cookie. Gently press the two layers of cookie dough together to seal the edges.
- Add sprinkles, gently pressing them into the top of the cookies.
- Chill for 30 minutes before baking.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool fully.
Notes
- Allow the cream cheese filling to freeze completely to ensure it doesn’t leak out during baking.
- Ensure the cookie dough is chilled before baking to maintain shape.
- Experiment with other food colorings to create different spooky shades.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg