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    Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups

    By Chula King · September 29, 2021 · Updated October 14, 2022 5 Comments

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    How cute is this? With only four ingredients, these adorable Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups are super simple to make and taste delicious! They’re the perfect treat for Halloween!

    Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups
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    • Ingredients: Here’s What You’ll Need 
    • Making the Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Other Delicious Halloween Recipes
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    Ingredients: Here’s What You’ll Need 

    I used the following four ingredients for the Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups: Store-bought refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, Reese’s Miniatures, Mellowcreme Pumpkins, and store-bought green decorator icing.

    Ingredients for Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups

    Making the Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups

    1. I started by spraying my mini-muffin pan with non-stick spray.
    1. Then, I unwrapped the cookie dough and cut it into six rounds. Finally, I cut each of the six rounds into four pieces.
    Cutting cookie dough rounds into four pieces.
    1. Next, I dropped the cookie dough pieces into the prepared mini-muffin pan cups.

    From experience, I knew that trying to shape the dough wasn’t necessary at this point.

    Dough in mini muffin pan.
    1. I baked the cookies in a preheated 350° F oven for about 15 minutes. While the cookies were baking, I unwrapped 24 Reese’s Miniatures.
    1. After 15 minutes, the cookies were puffy and golden brown. When I removed the pan from the oven, I immediately pressed a Reese’s Miniature into the center of each cookie to form the cups.
    Placing Reese's Miniatures in cookie cups.
    1. After letting the cookie cups cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, I carefully removed them to a wire rack to cool completely.
    Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups cooling on wire rack.
    1. I filled a piping bag fitted with a #233 tip, added some of the decorator icing, and piped some “grass” in the center of each cookie cup.
    Piping "grass" onto cookie cup.
    1. For finishing touches, I topped each cookie cup with a candy pumpkin!
    Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cup
    Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cup

    How cute are these?

    With only four ingredients, these are so easy and fun to make. They not only have the “WOW” factor for their appearance but also taste delicious. Yum!

    Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Can another flavor of cookie dough be used in this recipe?

    You can substitute sugar cookie dough or peanut butter cookie dough for the chocolate chip cookie dough.

    Is it necessary to spray or grease a non-stick mini-muffin pan?

    You want to remove the cookie cups from the mini-muffin pan easily. Therefore, even if the pan is non-stick, I highly recommend spraying it with non-stick spray or greasing it.

    When the dough is placed in the mini-muffin pan, is it necessary to press it down and form the cups?

    When the cookie dough is placed in the oven, it will melt down and fill the mini-muffin pan cups. Therefore, it is unnecessary to do anything other than drop the dough in the prepared pan.

    Can homemade buttercream frosting be substituted for store-bought icing?

    Feel free to use your own green buttercream frosting for the “grass” in place of the store-bought icing.

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    Recipe

    Pumpkin patch cookie cups

    Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups

    How cute is this? With only four ingredients, these adorable Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups are super simple to make, and taste delicious!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Cookies, Halloween
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Decorating Cookie Cups: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 24 Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups
    Calories: 122kcal
    Author: Chula King

    Ingredients

    • 16.5 ounce roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough (See Tip 1)
    • 24 Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, unwrapped
    • 24 Mellowcreme Pumpkins
    • Green Decorator icing (See Tip 2)

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • Spray mini-muffin cups with non-stick spray or grease cups.
    • Cut cookie dough into 6 even rounds; then cut each round into 4 pieces. Drop cookie dough into each mini-muffin cup. (See Tip 3)
    • Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until puffy and golden brown.
    • Remove from oven and immediately press a Reese's Miniature into the center of each cookie, pressing down to form cup.
    • Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.
    • Pipe green icing in center of each cookie cup to look like grass. Place 1 candy pumpkin in center of grass. (See Tip 4)
    • Yield: 24 Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups.

    Chula’s Expert Tips

    1. May also use peanut butter cookie dough or sugar cookie dough.
    2. Can also use green colored butter cream frosting.
    3. It is not necessary to try to form cookie cups at this point.
    4. I used the #233 pastry tip inserted into a piping bag for the “grass”.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 51mg | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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    Filed Under: Cookies, Halloween Treats

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    Comments

    1. Sharon Rigsby says

      October 09, 2016 at 4:04 pm

      These are adorable!

    2. Rachel Eisen says

      October 12, 2016 at 5:10 pm

      This looks AWESOME! We’re hosting a Halloween contest on our site and this would be a great submission. If you want to learn more, check this link https://snapguide.com/contest/spooktacular-snacks/

    3. Carolyn Haley says

      October 20, 2016 at 11:00 am

      Congrats to both of you on the article in our local paper. Great pic of both of you too and the article was excellent. I know Sharon is in the mountains but I am saving that food section for you Chula. And just so you know, the cute little Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups are adorable. I’m going to make some of those for my grand girls, they will love them.

      Carolyn

    4. c2king says

      October 22, 2016 at 11:00 am

      Thanks Carolyn! Sharon did an incredible job on the article.

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