Chocolate Halloween Cookies have a slightly crispy exterior with a dense chocolaty center. Stuffed with white chocolate chips and topped with green, purple, and orange M&M candy, these cookies are both delicious and festive! Your little trick-or-treaters are going to love these!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, use a hand-held mixer to beat together the butter and the sugar until well combined.
Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat into the butter and sugar mixture.
Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add it to the wet ingredients and mix until well incorporated.
Next, stir in the white chocolate chips.
Portion out 1 heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough. Roll into a ball and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
With the palm of your hand, flatten the cookie ball to just under half of an inch thick. Top the cookie with 6-8 Halloween-themed candy coated chocolates.
Repeat until you have used up all of the cookie dough, leaving two inches of space between each cookie.
Bake for 12 minutes.
Allow to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.