Spooky little monsters! 👹 Halloween Monster Cookies are peanut butter oatmeal cookies tinted purple and green.

The dough gets split and colored, baked, and then candy eyeballs and candy corn or sprinkles get pressed into the hot cookies.

Perfect for a Halloween party! 🎃

Why You’ll Love It

Purple and green. Monster colors.
Candy eyeballs. Staring right back at you.
Peanut butter and oats. A classic monster cookie base.
Fun to decorate. Press in the candy while they’re hot.
Halloween ready. Great for parties.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Butter and peanut butter: Beaten with the sugars.
Sugar and brown sugar: For sweetness.
Flour, oats, baking soda and salt: The dough.
Purple and green food coloring: For the monsters.
Candy eyeballs and candy corn or sprinkles: For decorating.

You’ll find the exact amounts and steps in the printable recipe card below.

How to Make It

Beat the butter, peanut butter and sugars, then beat in the egg and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt and oats. Split the dough and tint half purple and half green. Scoop balls onto parchment-lined sheets and bake, then press candy eyeballs and candy corn or sprinkles into the hot cookies.

Tips for the Best Halloween Monster Cookies

Split the dough. Tint half purple and half green.
Line your sheets. Parchment helps.
Bake at 350°F. 9 to 11 minutes.
Decorate hot. Press in eyeballs and sprinkles right away.
Use either candy. Candy corn or Halloween sprinkles.

Spooky little monsters! 👹 Save this for Halloween.