This Halloween cookie cake recipe is a delicious addition to any celebration this October. If you’re searching for easy Halloween treats for kids, you’ll love this recipe! It’s a giant cookie that’s easy to make and perfect for celebrating the season with lots of icing and spooky decorations.

This Halloween cookie cake recipe is a delicious addition to your Halloween Party! If you’re searching for easy Halloween treats for kids, you’re going to love this cookie recipe! It’s a Haunted Tree giant cookie that’s easy to make and perfect for celebrating the fall season

Haunted Tree Halloween Cookie Cake

Want the recipe for this Haunted Tree cookie cake? Keep reading for a list of ingredients, baking supplies, and step-by-step instructions for this easy cookie recipe.

Plus, you’ll get pro tips for decorating and a tasty centerpiece for your Halloween party dessert table this year. I know you’re going to love this one, so let’s get started!

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Haunted Tree Cookie Cake Ingredients & Supplies

I love cookie cakes! Who doesn’t love cookies? Cookie cakes are easy to make with a cast-iron skillet. Plus, they’re a lot of fun to decorate for special occasions and even more fun to enjoy with your friends and family.

When you’re ready to create your giant cookie cake for Halloween, gather the following ingredients and supplies.

Giant Cookie Ingredients & Supplies

flour
baking soda
kosher salt
unsalted sweet cream butter
sugar
light brown sugar
egg
vanilla extract
2 cups Halloween sprinkles (reserve ½ cup for topping)
9 or 10 inch cast iron skillet

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients & Supplies

unsalted sweet cream butter
powdered sugar
Black gel food coloring
Orange gel food coloring
1 disposable piping bag with star tip
1 disposable piping bag with number 4 tip
1 disposable piping bag with number 2 tip
pure vanilla extract
heavy whipping cream

Halloween Cookie Cake Instructions

After you’ve gathered all the ingredients for this cookie cake, follow these instructions to create your very own Haunted Tree cookie for Halloween:

Step-by-Step Cookie Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9in cast iron with baking spray.
Then, use an electric mixer to cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl.
Continue to beat with the electric mixer while adding in the egg and vanilla extract.
Next, set out a second bowl to sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together.
After the flour mixture is prepared, slowly add ⅓ of the flour mixture at a time to the wet ingredients. Beat to mix well.
Repeat until all of the dry ingredients have been blended with the wet ingredients.
Then, add 1 ½ cup of the sprinkles to the cookie dough.
Next, transfer the cookie dough to the prepared skillet.
Press the top of the cookie dough into the skillet.
Then, sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of sprinkles on top of the cookie dough. Spread the sprinkles evenly on the top of the unbaked cookie.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.

Halloween Cookie Cake Frosting & Decorating Directions

While you’re waiting for your cookie to cool, you can begin making the homemade vanilla frosting for decorating this delicious Halloween treat.

Decorating desserts for Halloween is fun because you can disguise any mistakes as part of the “spooky” appeal.

Here’s how to decorate your cookie cake for Halloween:

Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream together, until combined and smooth but with stiff peaks.
Then, scoop about 1 cup of frosting into a small bowl and mix and mix with 4 drops of orange food coloring.
Beat a few drops of the black gel food coloring into the frosting that remains in the mixer. Mix frosting and food coloring until combined. You can keep adding food coloring a few drops at a time until you get the shade you desire.
Then, scoop about ½ cup of the black frosting between the piping bag with the number 2 tip and the piping bag with the number 4 tip.
Scoop the orange frosting you made earlier onto 1 side of the star tipped piping bag. Then, scoop the rest of the black frosting onto the other side of the same piping bag.

*** Feel free to keep it easy and use your favorite store bought icing.

Now, you’re ready to decorate your very own Halloween cookie cake with a spooky haunted tree scene your friends and family will love!

Tips for Decorating and Storing a Giant Cookie Cake

After preparing your frosting, follow these steps to decorate this Halloween cookie cake:

Decorating Directions

Using the number 4 tip piping bag, start by piping out a crooked hill for the tree to sit on.
Pipe the base of the tree and then start piping out branches for the tree. Make sure to curl the ends to make the branches look super creepy for Halloween.
Using the number 2 tip piping bag, pipe lots of little bats around the tree.
Then, using the star tip, pipe dollops of the orange and black frosting around the edge of the cookie cake.
Allow the frosting decorations to harden slightly before enjoying it at your Halloween celebration this year!

Halloween themed Cookie Cake

This Halloween cookie cake is so delicious, you probably won’t have any leftovers. Just in case, check out my pro tips for storing cookie cake to enjoy later.

To keep your cookie leftovers extra fresh, cut the haunted tree cookie cake into small squares. Then, save the pieces in an airtight container. Halloween cookie tins from Amazon are perfect for the job. That way, you can enjoy them on the counter for about 3 days or (if you keep them in the fridge) up to 5 days.

Need to make your Halloween cookie cake ahead of time? No problem. This giant cookie recipe will keep in the freezer for up to three months, so you can start baking for Halloween right now and enjoy your dessert on October 31st.

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If you choose to make your Haunted tree cake in advance, you’ll need to take it out of the freezer the night before. Thaw your cookie in the fridge overnight, and it will be ready to enjoy at your Halloween party.