Spooky No Bake Halloween Monster Eyeball Cookies are not only fun to make, but they also bring a creative twist to your Halloween party treats! With half an Oreo cookie and its frosting for the base, we'll be adding in some fun colors and candy eyeballs for a truly spooky treat!
Quick and easy to put together, these tasty treats are perfect for Halloween parties!
My son told me these are absolutely the most creepy cookie I've ever made. I'll take that as a WIN for the Halloween season.
They’re a super-simple but fun twist on traditional Halloween sugar cookies.
Their bright colors and googly eyes are sure to grab attention and add a spooky but fun element to your celebration.
I love easy recipes like this for Halloween treats because the kids love getting involved in making them too!
Customize them with your favorite flavor of Oreo, or use other cookies for the base with some white icing on top for the base of your design.
Try some of my other easy No Bake Fun Halloween recipes too, like these No Bake Oreo Witches Hat Cookies or my Ghost Nutter Butter Cookies!
For more easy Halloween cookies, check out my Witches Broomstick Cookies, Candy Corn Cookies, Halloween Pumpkin Sugar Cookies, Frankenstein Cookies with Peanut Butter Cups, Leftover Halloween Candy Bar Cookies, and these Halloween Sugar Cookie Bars!
Ingredients for Oreo Eyeball Cookies
Wet Ingredients. Gel Frosting in Red, Blue, and Green
Dry Ingredients. Oreo Cookies (Regular or Double Stuffed), Candy Eyeballs
How to Make Monster Eyeball Cookies
Here's step-by-step instructions with pictures to show you how to decorate these cookies. But make sure to go to the Printable Recipe Card below for all the tips and tricks.
- Start off by carefully separating your Oreo Sandwich Cookies, leaving the white filling on one side of the cookie. Place the cookies on a flat surface on parchment paper.
- Using Blue or Green gel-colored frosting, put a circle in the center of the Oreo frosting filling.
- With the Red Gel Frosting, draw thin squiggle lines from the center of the blue or green dot of frosting to the edges of the cookies.
- Press candy eyes into the center of the cookie in the colored dot.
- Make as many as you want to enjoy, and serve!
FAQs
Of course! Use homemade sugar cookies or any other cookie of your choice as a base for the monster eyes; just be sure to add a white frosting or icing on top before adding the colored frosting.
If candy eyeballs are unavailable, you can make your own with melted white chocolate and dark chocolate or use marshmallows and chocolate chips to mimic the eyeball effect.
Absolutely! Feel free to experiment with different colors of gel frosting to create a variety of monster eye cookies. You can match the colors with the rest of your Halloween decor if you wish.
Store leftover gel frosting in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks, or refer to the product’s packaging for it’s proper storage instructions.
Storage & Freezing
Storage: These spooky treats do not store long very well, as the gel frosting tends to stay sticky. Make as many as you can enjoy in one sitting. Discard or eat the chocolate wafer without frosting (the other side of the Oreo cookie).
Substitutions & Variations
- Use different cookies. Any sandwich cookies with cream filling that you can find at your locak grocery store. Try a different flavor of Oreo cookie for a different look and flavor of treat. Or make your own cookies and add frosting to them. Try my Texas Sheet Cake Cookies for a base, and a simple Powdered Sugar and Water icing or even a cream cheese frosting for the white top.
- Try different Candy Eyeballs. Use other kinds of candy eyeballs like a bloodshot eye or different sizes for a different look. You can make homemade versions of the eyeballs using white candy melts or white chocolate and dark chocolate that’s melted, or by using a little bit of white and black frostings, or even marshmallows with mini chocolate chips. You could even use Reese's pieces with a dot of black frosting for colored eyes!
- Change the colors. Use different colors and types of edible gel or food coloring to create diverse monster eyes for your party.
Pro Tips
This no-bake recipe is very simple, but there are a couple of things to bear in mind when making them.
Get the Right Consistency.
When applying the gel frosting, be mindful of its consistency. Too runny, and it might slide off, too thick, and it might not adhere well to the cookie. Make sure the frosting is fully mixed, and in date when you use it.
Creativity is Key.
Don’t be afraid to get creative with your monster eye cookies! Also don’t worry if they’re not all as perfect as you’d like! Experimenting with different sizes and colors for the eyeballs, or adding unique details with a food marker, can bring an extra level of fun and uniqueness to each cookie.
Remember, each monster eye cookie can have its own personality!
Have you tried this Halloween Monster Eye Cookies recipe?
Let me know what you think of these easy Halloween Eyeball Cookies! Tag @bestcookierecipes on social media so I can see how great your cookies turned out! I would also love to read your comments below. Let me know what you think of these cookies. It really does help!
More Oreo Cookie Recipes
- Red Velvet Cookies with Oreos
- Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
- Easy No Bake Love Bug Oreo Cookies (for Valentine’s Day!)
- Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Oreo Sugar Cookies with Frosting
Halloween Oreo Eyeball Cookies
Ingredients
- 12 Oreo Cookies Regular or Double Stuffed
- 12 Candy Eyeballs
- Gel Frosting Red, Blue, and Green
Instructions
- Separate Oreo Sandwich Cookies leaving white filling on one side of the cookie. Place cookies on flat surface or parchment paper.
- Using Blue or Green gel frosting place a dollop in the center of the Oreo frosting filling.
- With the Red Gel Frosting, draw thin squiggle lines from the center of the blue or green dot of frosting to the edges.
- Press candy eyeballs into the center of each cookie.
- Make as many as you want to enjoy.
Notes
- Store: These spooky treats do not store long very well, as the gel frosting tends to stay sticky. Make as many as you can enjoy in one sitting. Discard or eat the chocolate wafer without frosting (the other side of the Oreo cookie).
Halloween Treats Week
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Welcome to 2023’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!
If you're new here, Welcome! If you're a returning haunt, welcome back!
#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife . You'll find that this fun and spooky event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some frightfully fun Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers!
For this years 6th annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 18 hauntingly talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! You can following the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media to collect all of these frightful recipes to use at your own Halloween parties and events!
Make Sure to check out all of the fun Halloween recipes that we're sharing this week!
Today's Halloween Offerings:
- Royal Icing Ghost S'more Squares from Big Bear's Wife
- Harry Potter Letter Caramel Apple Pies from Semi Homemade Recipes
- Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Ghosts from For the Love of Food
- Candy Corn Pudding Shots from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Jack-o-Lantern Sandwich Cookies from The Redhead Baker
- Monster Rice Krispie Treats from Savory Experiments
- Hocus Pocus Macarons from Jen Around the World
Angie | Big Bears Wife
I can't wait to make these with with my son! He will love them!