Vampire Cookie fangs are a fun Halloween treat you can make with your kids. In this recipe, chocolate chip cookies are sandwiched with marshmallows and frosting for a spooky surprise, perfect for your next Halloween party.
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Why this Vampire Cookies Recipe for Halloween is a Keeper
- 10 Minute Snack: It only takes 10 minutes to assemble these easy Halloween cookies.
- Easy Ingredients: All of the ingredients for vampire teeth cookies can be found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Family Favorite: These chocolate chip Halloween cookies are great to make with your kids. Excellent for Halloween parties.
What are Some Tips for Hosting a Halloween Party?
If you’re hosting a Halloween party for your kids, you can try making your own decorations, such as garlands or table toppers. Plan some activities, such as carving pumpkins or party games. You can also check our website for more fun Halloween cookies ideas.
Vampire Cookies Ingredient Notes
- Chocolate Chip Cookies: Buy chocolate chip cookies from the store, or bake your own. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet. Then, make the cookie dough. Roll dough out and press a cookie cutter onto the cookies to shape them. Then, bake on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Red Buttercream Frosting: Use food coloring to dye buttercream frosting red.
- Mini Marshmallows: Use mini marshmallows to make the vampire teeth.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Halloween Decorated Cookies Prep Ahead Suggestions
- Icing: Prepare the icing and almond vampire fangs in advance.
Vampire Cookie Pro Tip
Stacking vampire teeth cookies can lead to breakage, so it’s best to display them individually or in small groups.
How to Make Dracula Cookies
These are the basic steps for making vampire fang cookies. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Ice the Cookies
Cut each cookie in half. Then, use a piping bag to frost the cookie halves around the edges.
2. Add Marshmallow Teeth
Place mini marshmallows on top of the frosting to make the teeth. Then, add the other half of the cookie on top. Add 2 slivered almonds to make the fangs.
How to Store and Use Leftover of this Easy Halloween Recipe
- Storing: These cookies don’t need to be refrigerated. Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Using Leftovers: Eat the cookies up to 3-4 days after storing.
Marshmallow Sandwich Cookie Variations and Substitutions
- Candy Corn: Use candy corn instead of almond pieces.
- Cookies: Use sugar cookies instead of chocolate chip.
Vampire Cookie FAQs
Serve these cookies with witch finger cookies, eyeball cookies, or vampire cupcakes.
Yes; if you have time, you can make your own cookies instead of using premade ones.
Use a gel food coloring to get a deeper color.
Expert Tips for Making Vampire Cookies
- Make Your Own Icing: This is my favorite favorite buttercream recipe. Add red food coloring to get it to the color you want.
- Gummy Teeth: Allergic to nuts? Use gummy teeth.
- Use a Sharp Knife: Using a sharp kitchen knife will ensure your cookies have clean edges.
- Carefully Pipe Frosting I highly recommend using a piping bag for the frosting to get a cleaner line of icing.
- Prop Them Up: If you’re making the cookies a day ahead of time, you may want to place half of toothpick on the back side of the cookie to hold it up overnight.
Vampire Cookie Fangs
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 12 Chocolate Chip Cookies
- ½ cup Red Buttercream Frosting
- 2 cups Mini Marshmallows
- 24 Slivered Almonds
Instructions
- Cut each cookie in half.
- Flip each cookie half over and use a piping bag fitted with a ribbon tip to draw a ribbon of frosting along the edge.
- Place mini marshmallows on the frosting ribbon on half of the cookie halves.
- Place the other half of the cookie on top of the marshmallows.
- Stick 2 almond slivers into the frosting to resemble fangs.
Christina’s Notes
- Make Your Own Icing: This is my favorite favorite buttercream recipe. Add red food coloring to get it to the color you want.
- Gummy Teeth: Allergic to nuts? Use gummy teeth.
- Use a Sharp Knife: Using a sharp kitchen knife will ensure your cookies have clean edges.
- Carefully Pipe Frosting I highly recommend using a piping bag for the frosting to get a cleaner line of icing.
- Prop Them Up: If you’re making the cookies a day ahead of time, you may want to place half of toothpick on the back side of the cookie to hold it up overnight.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
This was such a fun recipe! The kids loved making these!
Glad they liked it 🙂 Thanks!
So fun and pretty simple for kids to help assemble. Great Halloween cookies!
Tasted really delicious and super easy to make! Loved it! Will surely have this again, thanks a bunch for sharing! Highly recommended!