Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups are adorable, delicious sugar cookie cups filled with a surprise chocolate candy, and topped with a Mellocreme candy pumpkin. The perfect Halloween treat that will be loved by kids and adults, alike!
This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% my own.
If you’re looking for the cutest little treat to make this Halloween, look no further than these Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups! They’re perfect little bite-size treats, with a surprise treat in the middle, topped with vanilla buttercream and a cute little pumpkin candy! The kids will go crazy for these!
What you need to make Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups
This is an overview – full list with measurements can be found below in the printable recipe card!
- Granulated sugar
- Unsalted butter
- Vanilla extract
- Almond extract
- Egg
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Rolo, Mini peanut butter cup, or chocolate kiss candies
- Mellowcreme pumpkin candies
For the Buttercream Frosting
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Green food coloring
How to make Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups
Full Printable Recipe Card Below!
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray two 12-cup mini muffin tins with cookie spray (I like the cookie spray with flour in it) and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Stir in extracts and egg, mix well, scraping down the sides as needed.
- On low speed, mix in the flour and baking soda until just combined.
- Using a medium cookie scoop or tablespoon, scoop cookie dough into prepared baking tins. Using a teaspoon, press the mixture down into each tin, creating a cup, and pressing the dough up the sides. Make sure you don’t press all the way through to the bottom, just enough to hold the filling. It will puff up during baking, so don’t worry when you see that!
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cookies are starting to lightly brown. Remove from oven and use teaspoon to press the centers back down (they will puff up during baking), carefully place a candy in the hole, and allow to cool completely.
For the Buttercream Frosting
- Meanwhile, place the butter in the bowl of a mixer and beat on medium speed. Slowly add in the powdered sugar a half a cup at a time or until desired consistency is reached. Add in the vanilla and food coloring and mix for an additional minute.
- Pipe the icing onto cooled cookies. Place a Mellowcreme pumpkin on top of each cookie and enjoy!!
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Dixie Crystals granulated and powdered sugars
Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 24 Rolo, Mini peanut butter cup, or chocolate kiss candies
- 24 Mellowcreme pumpkin candies
For the buttercream frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- green food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray two 12-cup mini muffin tins with cookie spray (I like the cookie spray with flour in it) and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Stir in extracts and egg, mix well, scraping down the sides as needed.
- On low speed, mix in the flour and baking soda until just combined.
- Using a medium cookie scoop or tablespoon, scoop cookie dough into prepared baking tins. Using a teaspoon, press the mixture down into each tin, creating a cup, and pressing the dough up the sides. Make sure you don’t press all the way through to the bottom, just enough to hold the filling. It will puff up during baking, so don’t worry when you see that!
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cookies are starting to lightly brown. Remove from oven and use teaspoon to press the centers back down (they will puff up during baking), carefully place a candy in the hole, and allow to cool completely.
To make the frosting:
- Meanwhile, place the butter in the bowl of a mixer and beat on medium speed. Slowly add in the powdered sugar a half a cup at a time or until desired consistency is reached. Add in the vanilla and food coloring and mix for an additional minute.
- Pipe the icing onto cooled cookies. Place a Mellowcreme pumpkin on top of each cookie and enjoy!!
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Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing brand sponsors: Dixie Crystals that provided a prize pack for our giveaways and also sent some samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.
So cute and easy! And I love that there’s a hidden treat under the frosting, too!