Halloween Cookie Dough Balls - Easy Budget Recipes (2024)

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These Halloween Cookie Dough Balls are an easy no-bake treat that everyone loves. They’re chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough that are dipped in chocolate and decorated for Halloween.

This recipe makes 45 balls for just $0.17 per ball! The entire recipe costs just $7.64

Having a Halloween Party, or just looking for some more Halloween-themed recipes? Make sure to try this Witches’ Brew Halloween Drink, our Halloween Snack Mix, and our Witch Finger Cookies.

Ahh, cookie dough. We all like to lick it straight from the bowl even though we know we shouldn’t, so we feel a little bit of guilt as we continue to do it. But now we can eat our cookie dough without the guilt! Our edible cookie dough balls recipe is 100% safe! It is made with no eggs!

With only a handful of ingredients that you most likely already have on hand, this is a simple recipe that your kids will love to help make. It is loaded with flavor and mini chocolate chips.

These are the perfect no-bake Halloween treats that kids and adults alike enjoy. We love to freeze them and enjoy them for snacks on a rainy day or a late-night snack after the kids are asleep. So skip the Halloween decorations and make them year-round.

INGREDIENTS AND COST

RECIPE COST: $7.64

PRICE PER SERVING: $0.17

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter –$0.81
• 3/4 cup brown sugar –$0.36
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract –$0.17
• 2 cups all-purpose flour –$0.38
• 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk – $1.23
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips –$0.68
• 1 pound white chocolate almond bark –$2.77
• 1/2 bag candy melts –$1.24

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. First, make the cookie dough batter. Let it chill in the fridge for one hour.
2. Next, shape the dough into balls. Place them on a baking sheet and freeze for thirty minutes.
3. Then melt almond bark and stir until smooth.
4. Dip the balls into the melted chocolate and place them onto another baking sheet.
5. Finally, decorate the balls and let them sit for fifteen minutes before serving.

RECIPE VARIATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

• Switch out the Halloween decorations for any other color combo to make these for other holidays or anytime throughout the year.
• Add peanut butter to the dough if you want them to be extra creamy.
• Add in other fun ingredients such as mini m&m’s.
• You can use chocolate almond bark for dipping the cookie dough balls into instead of white almond bark.

STORAGE TIPS

Serve:After the dough balls have hardened for fifteen minutes, they are ready to be served.

Store: Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Freeze:Freeze the dough balls in an airtight container for up to three months.

COOK’S TOOLS

• baking sheets
• squeeze bottles
• measuring cups
• mixing bowls
• measuring spoons
• handheld mixer
• microwave-safe bowl
• mixing spoon

RECIPE FAQs

GET KIDS INVOLVED

Ages 2-3: Your child can help form the dough into balls. Have them practice their counting skills by counting how many dough balls are on the baking sheet.

Ages 4-5: Your child can begin learning about fractions as they help measure the ingredients for this recipe. Teach them that using a 1/4 measuring cup three times is equal to 3/4 cups. And that using a 1/4 measuring cup two times equals 1/2 cup.

Ages 6-8: This is a great recipe to let your kiddo try on their own with you close by supervising. It is easy to make, and they will enjoy being creative with the decorations.

Ages 9-11: Supervise them while they prepare the entire recipe. Remember to have them read it twice before beginning the recipe.

Ages 12+: Let them prepare the entire recipe, unsupervised, while you do the happy dance in the corner!

BUDGET TIPS

The fall is a great time to stock up on baking supplies such as flour and sugar as they go on sale often around the holidays. We like to stock up on bags of flour and store them in our freezer to last us quite a while.

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