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Halloween Cookie Recipe

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 15 people

Ingredients
  

  • Cookie dough
  • 50 grams golden caster sugar
  • 50 grams light muscovado sugar
  • 75 grams unsalted butter (softened)
  • 335 grams plain flour
  • 40 grams cocoa powder
  • 75 grams golden syrup
  • 1 large egg
  • tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/ 350F. Line two flat baking trays with parchment paper and set them aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the butter and sugars and mix until smooth
  • Add in the vanilla and one by one add the eggs, mixing in between.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and mix then gradually add into the wet ingredients.
  • Stir in the dark chocolate chips.
  • Use a tablespoon or ice cream scoop to scoop the dough onto the cookie sheets forming around 24 individual balls. Give space in between each ball so they don’t touch one another.
  • Gently press around 3 or 4 M&M's onto the top of each cookie.
  • Bake in the oven for 10 minutes until the cookies are firm, they should still be soft in the center.
  • Leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before enjoying!