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Magnolia Monday: Chocolate Chip Cookies (Halloween Style)
Amy Faries • Mar 03, 2020
Crispy on the outside and chewy in the center, the best of both worlds while also tasting delicious.
Is it too early for Halloween cookies.... never! (right?). These spooky cookies are brought to you by the Magnolia Bakery cookbook. This week is a continuation of the Magnolia Monday series so I decided to make Magnolia Bakeries chocolate chip cookies but with a Halloween spin! I didn't nail the first batch looks wise but the taste was still out of this world. However, the second batch was more aesthetically pleasing and still tasted awesome. This is seriously the perfect cookie for any cookie lover honestly. It has nice crispy edges with a yummy chewy center.
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Batch number one: Ugly mess
If you are familiar with baking, you may know that oven temperatures are often not exactly as they seem. For example, your temperature may read 350 degrees but in reality it could possibly be well below or under that temperature. Investing in an oven thermometer is definitely something I need to do in the near future. I have always pushed off buying one since I usually just watch my baked goods intently until they look golden brown. The eyeball method did not pay off for me when following an exact recipe from a cookbook. My first batch was pretty well done and extra crispy for my liking. Also, the larger sprinkles I added for a fun Halloween spin melted all onto the cookie sheet and onto some of the cookies (face palm lol). Even though these cookies looked pretty ugly they still had a great flavor to them. Magnolia really knows what they are doing when creating new and simple recipes. As long as something still tastes good who cares how it looks, right?
A success story
Nailed it with my batch number 2! I learned from my previous mistakes... and I may have also lowered the temperature and still watched the cookies like a hawk. But hey it still worked out and I have yet to purchase an oven thermometer (seriously though I am still going to purchase one). I went a different route this time and lowered the temperature down to 325 degrees then decided to only keep these bad boys in for 8 minutes (Normal is 350 for 10-13 minutes). For that fun Halloween aspect of these chocolate chip cookies I poured some festive sprinkles into a bowl before baking and rolled the dough around in it. When all was said and done these festive little miracles came out beautifully!
Review
These cookies taste seriously amazing! I mean look at the picture, yumm! A nice crisp outside with a soft and tender inside. Also, they have been toddler tested and approved by our resident foodie, Lily. She even ate a cookie from the first batch and let me tell you that is saying a lot cause they were not a pretty bunch. Overall once I figured out to lower my oven temperature these cookies were really easy to make. The ingredients are things that are already in your pantry and it literally takes about 10 minutes to whip up. Buy your own Magnolia Bakery cookbook here.
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