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This Halloween Cookie Cake is a giant soft pumpkin cookie cake decorated for Halloween with spooky frosting and colorful sprinkles. Decorate this however you want to serve at your Halloween party!
Sometimes you just need an EASY dessert, right? You want to throw something together for a school party or Halloween potluck and you don’t want to use a lot of brain power or time. This cookie cake is especially easy because it uses a box mix. It is light and fluffy and has the most incredible pumpkin flavor that transports you into the fall spooky season!
Making this recipe specifically for Halloween is so fun. I love to frost it with black frosting because that is totally spooky and then adding Halloween themed sprinkles and maybe even candy corn really is the cherry on top!
Ingredients Needed
- Pumpkin Spice Cookie Mix: Plus ingredients listed on the box to make the cookies.
- Cream Cheese Frosting: The tastiest frosting and it goes amazingly with pumpkin flavor. You an also make your own cream cheese frosting from scratch.
- Halloween sprinkles: The perfect topping.
How to make Cookie Cake
- Make the cookie dough as directed on the package.
- Line a 9-inch round cake pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Press cookie dough into prepared pan.
- Bake until browned around the edges and no longer shiny on top. Cool completely before frostijng.
- Add black, green, orange, or purple gel food coloring to can of icing. Frost cookie cake, then sprinkle with Halloween sprinkles.
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Box mix is great, but do you want to make it from scratch? Because I have the perfect homemade pumpkin cookie recipe as well as the best homemade vanilla buttercream and cream cheese frosting!
Expert Tips
- Adding chocolate chips can’t hurt! Either regular or white would taste great!
- Put foil in the pan to easily remove the cake! Make sure to let the cake cool first!
- Remember: food coloring can go a long way so start out with only a few drops and then add more if needed.
- Use any sprinkles you have. The holiday aisles have all the fun sprinkles out now. This would also be cute for Christmas.
Storing & Freezing
Store in refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to a month. You’ll want to wrap it in plastic wrap or place in an airtight container. It’s a great dessert to make ahead – bake the cookie cake one day and frost the next!
Halloween Cookie Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pouch or box Pumpkin Spice Cookie Mix (plus ingredients listed on the box to make the cookies)
- 1 can cream cheese frosting
- Black gel food coloring
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch round cake pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Make the cookie dough as directed on the package. Press into prepared pan.
- Bake for 22-26 minutes, or until browned around the edges and no longer shiny on top. Cool completely before frostijng.
- Add gel food coloring to can of icing. Frost cookie cake, then sprinkle with Halloween sprinkles.
- Store in refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to a month.
Recipe Notes
- Most recently, I’ve found Betty Crocker makes a pouch of pumpkin cookie mix. It also calls for egg and butter. Other mixes will work as well, just make sure you have the ingredients called for to make the cookies.
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Well, this is obviously necessary for life to continue. 🙂 Love this festive halloween cookie-cake, Dorothy!
Wow, you’ve been busy. Only 3 weeks until Halloween; Jordan should be decorating. Love the cookie cake.
Dorothy, what a great recipe! Will make this for Halloween. Can’t wait!
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And this cake, so fun for Halloween and what a great use of the mix!
You are the birthday queen. I feel like every since your bday, it’s been one big bday celebration because I keep seeing all the bday pics! You are the best friend ever to host AND cook/bake desserts for their parties!
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