Gooey Monster Cookies (2024)

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Fun, bright and festive cake mix cookies are all dressed up to look like monsters. Gooey monster cookies are great all year long!!

If you need more monsters try Monster Suckers, Monster Rice Krispies Treats, and Apple Monster Teeth.

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Kid Favorite!

We love cake mix cookies, and when my son was having a Monster themed birthday party, we decided to change up our classic cookie and make them match the party!

I couldn’t help but think of the Gooey Monster Eye Cookies I made a month or so ago but decided to add some more colors and just a few more eye balls.

The result? Gooey Monster Cookies that are now a new favorite and are requested all year long, especially around Halloween!

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How to Make

BATTER. Beat butter, vanilla, egg and cream cheese until fluffy. Mix in cake mix.

COLOR. Divide batter into bowls for the amount of colors you want. Add food coloring to each individual bowl and mix until all combined. Chill for 30 minutes.

BAKE. Roll into balls and dip in a bowl of powdered sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet and pat down a bit. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Note: Do not bake the eyes. They will turn to goo and/or burn in the oven.

DECORATE & ENJOY! Add candy eyeballs while cookies are still warm. ENJOY!

Tip: When a batch of cookies are baking put the dough back in the fridge to chill. Bake the cookies in small batches as you need to add the eyes after you pull the cookies out of the oven. Unless you have helpers it can be tricky to get all the eyes on each cookie before they cool off.

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Tips + Variations

Although these cookies are supposed to be “Gooey Monster Cookies” you don’t want them so gooey that they are raw. Here are a few tips to help you troubleshoot cookies that are too gooey:

  • Did you use the correct size cake mix.
  • Do not mix up the cake mix according to the directions on the box. For these cookies you only need the cake mix powder and then you mix it with the ingredients listed in our recipe.
  • Not chilling the dough long enough. You can even put it in the freezer for a bit.
  • Different ovens may require a different bake time. Add a few extra minutes if necessary.
  • If the dough still feels too sticky for your liking add a tablespoon of two of flour to firm it up.
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Storing Tips

MAKE AHEAD OF TIME. You can make the dough ahead of time and store it in the fridge or freezer until you are ready to bake them. Do not add the powdered sugar until right before baking.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Form the dough into balls and put them on a baking sheet. FREEZEthem until solid then transfer them to a freezer safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw before baking.

STORE baked cookies in the fridge for 3-5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

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For a few more FUN HALLOWEEN RECIPES:

  • Graveyard Dirt Cake
  • Gummy Worm Jello Cups
  • Boo-Nilla Ghost Milkshakes
  • Candy Bar Trifle
  • Witches Brew
  • Pumpkin Guacamole

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Gooey Monster Cookie Recipe

By: Lil’ Luna

Fun, bright and festive cake mix cookies are all dressed up to look like monsters. Gooey monster cookies are great all year long!!

Servings: 24

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Chill Time: 30 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 1/2 c butter softened
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 egg
  • powdered sugar
  • food coloring I used NEON food coloring to make them more vibrant
  • candy eyeballs

Instructions

  • Beat butter, vanilla, egg and cream cheese until fluffy.

  • Mix in cake mix. Divide batter into bowls for the amount of colors you want.

  • Add food coloring to each individual bowl and mix until all combined.

  • Chill for 30 minutes.

  • Roll into balls and dip in a bowl of powdered sugar.

  • Place on greased cookie sheet and pat down a bit.

  • Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

  • Add candy eyeballs while cookies are still warm. ENJOY!

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Nutrition

Serving: 24g, Calories: 69kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 27mg, Sodium: 67mg, Potassium: 17mg, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 255IU, Calcium: 11mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Categorized as: American Recipes, Cookies, Cuisines, Desserts, Fall, Halloween, Holiday Desserts, Holidays, Recipes, Seasonal Recipes

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My name is Kristyn and I’m the mom of SIX stinkin’ cute kids and the wife to my smokin’ hot hubby, Lo. My mom’s maiden name is Luna, and I’m one of the many crafty “Lil’ Lunas” in the fam. On this site I like to share all things creative - from recipes to home decor to gifts and home decor ideas. Welcome!

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FAQs

What are Cookie Monster's cookies made of? ›

The recipe, roughly: Pancake mix, puffed rice, Grape-Nuts and instant coffee, with water in the mixture. The chocolate chips are made using hot glue sticks — essentially colored gobs of glue. The cookies do not have oils, fats or sugars. Those would stain Cookie Monster.

Will candy eyes melt in the oven? ›

Wilton Edible Eyeballs

A: This product comes with the following recommendation: Not recommended for baked applications. So yes, they would probably melt in the oven. If you are using them for baked goods, you would want the baked good to cool completely before using.

Why are my monster cookies flat? ›

The Problem: Your Oven Is Too Hot

If your cookies repeatedly turn out flat, no matter the recipe, chances are your oven is too hot. Here's what's happening. The butter melts super quickly in a too-hot oven before the other ingredients have firmed up into a cookie structure.

What is a chewy cookie? ›

Well, the long and short answer to chewy cookies is it's all about the moisture content. Cookies that are dense and chewy incorporate more moisture into the batter. This can be achieved by making substitutions with wet and dry ingredients, or even just changing the way you incorporate certain ingredients.

What does Cookie Monster taste like? ›

Calling All Cookie Lovers

This sweet and fantastically blue flavor features sweet cream ice cream and is stuffed with a mix of chocolate sandwich cookie pieces, chocolate chip cookie pieces, and a cookie dough batter flavored swirls. Each scoop is creamy, crunchy, chewy, and perfectly satisfies those cookie cravings…

What is Cookie Monster's gender? ›

Cookie Monster
Full nameSidney Monster
AliasAlistair Cookie, Arnold, Wheel-Stealer
SpeciesMuppet Monster (Wheel-Stealer in 1966)
GenderMale
7 more rows

What candy doesn't melt in hot weather? ›

The best candies to enjoy in the summer won't melt in your hand, and will be supremely delightful and refreshing. We recommend bringing a selection of our licorice, hard candies, salt water taffy, and gummi candies to your next day at the beach, poolside, or park.

How to stick on candy eyes? ›

How to use: Attach candy eyeballs to treat with a dot of icing; store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Includes enough eyeball sprinkles to decorate 24 to 36 treats (2 eyeballs per treat)

Why do my cookies look like pancakes? ›

Here are the top five reasons they may look more like pancakes than cookies and some possible solutions. 1. Dough is too soft. This is because the flour may have been incorrectly measured, the temperature in the kitchen was too warm or the dough has set out too long before baking.

What happens if too much butter is in cookies? ›

Too much butter makes cookies turn out just as you'd expect: very buttery. This batch of cookies was cakey in the middle, but also airy throughout, with crispy edges. They were yellow and slightly puffy in the middle, and brown and super thin around the perimeter.

Why are my cookies raw in the middle? ›

If your cookies are consistently turning out raw or undercooked, you may need to adjust the baking time and temperature. Here are some tips to ensure your cookies are perfectly baked: Baking time: Increase the baking time in small increments, keeping a close eye on the cookies to prevent over-baking.

What is a Taylor Swift cookie? ›

No, they aren't cookies shaped like Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift Cookies are these Chai Sugar Cookies that Taylor made for the 1989 Secret Sessions. She posted a picture of them on her Instagram and then posted the recipe on Tumblr. Kind of a cross between a sugar cookie and a snickerdoodle.

What does an extra egg yolk do for cookies? ›

A cookie made with extra egg yolk (or, in this case, only egg yolk), will be lighter and chewier than a cookie made with whole eggs. The cookies will also have a richer flavor thanks to the added fat in egg yolk.

What makes a cookie gummy? ›

Eggs bind the ingredients and make for moist, chewy cookies. Adding too many eggs can result in gummy, cake-like cookies. Adding too few eggs can result in dry, crumbly cookies.

Are Cookie Monster's cookies rice cakes? ›

The cookie recipe is not just designed to make the cookies look convincingly real on camera, but also to ensure that Cookie Monster looks as pristine and handsome as ever while he "eats" them. They're made of puffed rice, pancake mix, Grape-Nuts cereal, instant coffee, and water. And those chocolate chips?

What is Cookie Monster supposed to be? ›

Cookie Monster is a voracious monster and one of the main characters on Sesame Street. Covered with blue fur and possessing a pair of googly eyes, Cookie Monster has an insatiable appetite.

How was the Cookie Monster made? ›

Cookie Monster evolved from a monster created by Jim Henson for a General Foods Canada commercial in 1966. This character advertised the snack foods Wheels, Crowns, and Flutes along with two other monsters and was known as the Wheel Stealer.

Why is Cookie Monster addicted to cookies? ›

Cookie Monster is known for eating cookies on the show all the time. When Cookie Monster was a baby, his mother made him pizza for dinner, but Cookie Monster didn't like it. So when it was dessert time, his mother gave him a cookie, and Cookie Monster loved it sooo much that he ate the whole box!

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