One Eye-d Monster Halloween Crinkle Cookies

Melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds. In a bowl, whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth and glossy. Add in the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Fold gently until just combined.

Divide the dough into three bowls. Tint each portion orange, purple, and green with gel food coloring. Add about ½ tablespoon of gel food coloring to each portion. For the purple color, Use 1 teaspoon of ube extract but purple food coloring will work just as well.

Chill all the cookie dough in the fridge for 1 hour to firm up.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Take 1 teaspoon of each color dough and roll them together to get a tri-color ball. Roll the balled up cookie dough portions first in the granulated sugar, then generously in the powdered sugar.

Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes until the tops are crackled and edges just set (centers should still be soft). As soon as I removed them from the oven, Add one eyeball sprinkle to the center of each cookie. Let the cookies cool down to room temperature on the baking pan for at least 30 minutes.