These Easy Monster Cookie Sandwiches are such a fun Halloween treat and couldn’t be simpler to make! Soft chocolate chip cookies are sandwiched with colorful frosting and finished with candy eyeballs for the cutest little monsters.
They’re perfect for Halloween parties, classroom treats or a fun afternoon project with the kids. And because we’re starting with refrigerated cookie dough and prepared frosting, there’s no complicated baking or decorating involved.
An Easy Halloween Treat
Halloween treats don’t have to take all afternoon to be cute. These monster cookies use just a handful of ingredients and every one can look a little different.
Make some with two eyes, give a few three mismatched eyes and don’t worry about making the frosting perfect. The messier and goofier they look, the better!
Easy Monster Cookie Sandwiches
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: According to cookie package directions
Total Time: About 30 minutes
Servings: Approximately 8 cookie sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
- 1 container vanilla frosting
- Green gel food coloring
- Orange gel food coloring
- Purple gel food coloring
- Candy eyeballs, assorted sizes
- Halloween sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Bake the chocolate chip cookies according to the package directions. For softer cookie sandwiches, avoid overbaking. Let the cookies cool completely before assembling.
- Divide the vanilla frosting evenly between three small bowls.
- Tint one bowl green, one orange and one purple using gel food coloring.
- Turn half of the cooled cookies upside down. Spread or pipe a generous amount of colored frosting over the flat side of each cookie.
- Top each with another cookie and gently press until some of the frosting begins to peek out around the edges.
- Press candy eyeballs into the exposed frosting. Use two eyes on most of the cookies and add three mismatched eyes to a few for a fun monster look.
- Add Halloween sprinkles if desired.
- Serve right away or store covered until ready to serve.
Tips for the Cutest Monster Cookies
Don’t try to make these perfect! Slightly uneven cookies, messy frosting and crooked candy eyes are exactly what make them cute.
Make sure the cookies are completely cool before adding the frosting or it can melt and slide out of the sandwiches. Gel food coloring also works better than liquid food coloring because you can get bright Halloween colors without thinning the frosting.
Make Them Your Own
You can easily change these up with different cookies or frosting colors. Try sugar cookies, double chocolate cookies or even peanut butter cookies. Use just green and purple for a spooky monster theme or mix in orange for a classic Halloween look.
Kids can also decorate their own monster cookie sandwiches, which makes these an easy Halloween party activity and dessert all in one.
Storage
Store the finished cookie sandwiches in an airtight container at room temperature according to the storage directions for your frosting. If your frosting requires refrigeration, keep the assembled cookies refrigerated and allow them to soften slightly before serving.
Estimated Nutrition (Per Sandwich)
Calories: 290
Protein: 2g
Net Carbs: 41g
Fat: 13g
Fiber: 1g
Nutrition is an estimate and will vary depending on the cookie dough, frosting and decorations used.
More Halloween Fun
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