Halloween Cookie Dough Balls
These Halloween Cookie Dough Balls are a fun and festive no-bake treat made with pantry staples and spooky sprinkles. Safe to eat with no eggs and heat-treated flour, they’re perfect for Halloween parties, school events, or just a sweet seasonal snack. Make ahead and chill for an easy dessert everyone will love!
Equipment
- Mini Cupcake Liners optional, for serving
- cookie scoop optional, for making evenly-sized dough balls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp milk or heavy cream divided
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup fluour heat-treated
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup Halloween sprinkles Halloween-colored mini M&M's also work
Instructions
- Heat-treat your flour in the microwave for 1–2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, or until it reaches a temperature of 160° F (I used a meat thermometer to measure). Or you can just bake it at 350°F for 5 minutes to make it safe to eat.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars until smooth.
- Mix in the vanilla, salt and a splash of the milk (save the rest to adjust the texture later.)
- Stir in the heat-treated flour until fully combined. Add a bit more milk if you think your dough is too dry.
- Fold in the mini chocolate chips and Halloween sprinkles or mini M&Ms.
- Press about a tablespoon of dough into mini cupcake liners, or use a small cookie scoop to portion them out.
- Allow to refrigerate for about 30 minutes to firm up for best results.