{"id":1435,"date":"2018-10-29T15:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T15:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2020-11-20T19:21:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T19:21:02","slug":"halloween-chocolate-junk-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/halloween-chocolate-junk-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Chocolate Junk Cookies (gluten-free)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies3.jpg\" alt=\"Cookies\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies3.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you have lots of extra Halloween candy sitting around already? I&#8217;ve got an easy solution for you &#8211; JUNK COOKIES! <em><strong>These Chocolate Junk Cookies are filled with M&amp;M&#8217;s, caramel bits, and pretzel pieces.<\/strong> <\/em>Throw in some Halloween sprinkles and eyeball sprinkles and you&#8217;ve got one easy, gluten-free, delicious sweet treat for everyone to enjoy this Halloween!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies8.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween Chocolate Junk Cookies (gluten-free)\" width=\"610\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies8.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies8-340x225.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Does your family have any Halloween traditions?<\/h3>\n<p>Every year, after Halloween, my Mom would gather up a lot of the <em><strong>leftover chocolate candies that we got from trick-or-treating and make JUNK COOKIES<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>They were SO good. Like.. I would look forward to junk cookies more than Halloween candy! <strong>The best of both worlds is a cookie and Halloween candy combined, right?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year I wanted to start that tradition with my own kids now. We&#8217;ve got some insane chocolate lovers in this house though, so I took my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/double-chocolate-chip-cookies\/\">Double Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a> and made them into Junk Cookies!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Double the chocolate, filled with candy, these easy and gluten-free cookies will NOT disappoint!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies7-1.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween Chocolate Junk Cookies (gluten-free)\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies7-1.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies7-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ready to make some Junk Cookies?<\/h3>\n<p>These cookies have the usual steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beat together your coconut oil (or butter) and sugars in one bowl. Add your egg and vanilla, and beat again till all is well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add all the dry ingredients into another bowl, and stir them together.<\/li>\n<li>Combine your wet and dry ingredients.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Fold your chopped up candies into the dough.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chopped up candies, you say?<\/strong> Yes, I&#8217;m leaving this pretty broad on purpose. I used M&amp;M&#8217;s, caramel bits and gluten-free pretzels because that&#8217;s what I had extra sitting around in my pantry. <strong>You can do the same, with any different combination of things!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Too many mini snicker bars? Chop those suckers up. Add them to the batter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Add whatever chocolate candy you&#8217;d like to the batter, just be sure they are gluten-free<\/strong> (if that&#8217;s necessary for you). If you&#8217;d like to add Halloween sprinkles, add them now too.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you have separate eyeball sprinkles for a real &#8220;monster-like&#8221; cookie?<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>I&#8217;d recommend adding the eyeballs into the cookies AFTER they bake.<\/strong> <\/em>Crazy, right? But, the white of the eyeball can lose some of its color while baking, but if you gently push them into the cookie after they have baked they look <em>just right<\/em>. Don&#8217;t worry, if you accidentally added them already, they will still turn out totally fine! The whites of the eyeballs just may be more opaque.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween Chocolate Junk Cookies (gluten-free)\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies5-1.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies5-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Now, scoop your cookies out and then put the cookie dough into your fridge for at least one hour.<\/h3>\n<p>I know, the chill time is frustrating, cause you want junk cookies STAT! <em><strong>But, the chill time gives the coconut oil (or butter) a chance to firm back up so your cookies don&#8217;t spread too thin while baking.<\/strong><\/em>. You want thick, delicious cookies, not a thin cookie mess right? Chill your batter \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes, or till the edges and tops of the cookies are just starting to set. They may look a touch under done in the center, but as they cool they will firm up and be cooked perfectly. If you cook them too much, they have a tendency to dry out.<\/p>\n<h3>Eyeball sprinkle time now!<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>After your cookies come out of the oven and are still hot, gently push your eyeball sprinkles into the tops of the cookies<\/strong><\/em>, wherever you&#8217;d like! I only did a few on each cookie, but feel free to go crazy and have eyeballs all over the cookies! These would look fun too with different sizes of eyeball sprinkles.<\/p>\n<p>Let your cookies cool for about 10 minutes and then enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Does your family have any Halloween traditions? I&#8217;d love to know, in the comments below! Happy Halloween everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Looking for other easy Fall treats? Check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-pancakes\/\">Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/apple-cider-cupcakes\/\">Apple Cider Cupcakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-1465\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"1465\" data-servings=\"16\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-tastefully-simple\">\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cookies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jcookies1-320x321.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-buttons\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/wprm_print\/1465\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print wprm-color-accent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-color-header\">Halloween Chocolate Junk Cookies (gluten-free)<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-times-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-header\">Prep Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time wprm-recipe-prep_time-minutes\">10<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time-unit wprm-recipe-prep_timeunit-minutes\">mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-header\">Cook Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time wprm-recipe-cook_time-minutes\">11<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time-unit wprm-recipe-cook_timeunit-minutes\">mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-header\">Total Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-minutes\">21<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-minutes\">mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-clear-left\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-servings-name\">Servings<\/span>: <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-servings wprm-recipe-servings-1465\">16<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-servings-unit\">cookies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-calories-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-calories-name\">Calories<\/span>: <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-calories\">189<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-calories-unit\">kcal<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-color-header\">Ingredients<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">coconut oil, melted (or butter)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">brown sugar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">white sugar (or coconut sugar)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">egg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">vanilla<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">gluten-free flour (I use Bob's Red Mill gluten-free 1-to-1 flour)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">cocoa powder (or cacao powder)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">baking soda<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">salt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">gluten-free pretzels, chopped (or other chopped up candy)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">m&amp;m's (your favorite flavor)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">caramel bits (or other chopped up candy)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Halloween sprinkles (and eyeball sprinkles)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-color-header\">Instructions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer, beat together your coconut oil and sugars. Add your egg and vanilla, and beat together again for about a minute.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine your flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Stir till well combined.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>Pour your dry ingredients into the bowl with your wet ingredients and stir together well.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>Fold your chopped up candies and your Halloween sprinkles into your cookie dough. *DO NOT put in any eyeball sprinkles yet: save them for AFTER the cookies have baked to preserve the white color of the eyeballs*<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>Scoop your cookie dough into cookies and place in an airtight container in the fridge to chill, for at least 1 hour.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>Preheat your oven to 350. Line a baking pan with parchment paper, and bake your cookies for 9-11 minutes, or till the cookies are just starting to set on top.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>After your cookies come out of the oven, and are still hot, gently push your eyeball sprinkles into the tops of the cookies, wherever you'd like!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>Let them cool for about 10 minutes and then devour!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-color-header\">Recipe Notes<\/div>\n\t\t<p>*Caramel bits oozing out the sides of your cookies? Don't worry. Using a spatula, gently push the oozing caramel back into the edge of the cookie. It will dry hard and turn out great still! *Store these cookies in an airtight container. 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