Dirt Cake Cookies

Dirt cake cookie with a worm in the center held up by a hand.

These Dirt Cake Cookies are a chocolatey dessert that is decorated to look like real dirt and worms. They’re entirely from scratch, including the frosting.

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Chill Time30

Total Time57

Servings:

Calories: 499kcal

Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients

¾ cup salted butter softened
¾ cup light brown sugar
½ cup white granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup crushed Oreos
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda

Frosting Ingredients

½ cup salted butter softened
⅓ cup cocoa powder
2 cups powdered sugar
12 gummy worms

Instructions

Combine the softened butter, white granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Use an electric hand mixer to cream the ingredients together for 1-2 minutes, or until smooth and homogenous.
Add the egg and vanilla. Cream again until the egg is fully incorporated with the creamed butter.
Add the flour, crushed Oreos, baking powder, and baking soda. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no pockets of Oreo or flour remain in the cookie dough. Cover your cookie dough with plastic wrap and chill it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Use a number cookie scoop to drop balls of cookie dough onto a baking sheet. Space them about 2 inches apart. Bake your cookies for 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then on the counter for another 25-30 minutes.
While your cookies are cooling, prepare your frosting by whisking together the softened butter, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar.
Use a piping bag or spatula to frost your cookies and then top them with a spoonful of crushed Oreo as well as a gummy worm. Enjoy!

Notes

Store leftover cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days on the kitchen counter.
Ensure that you chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent the cookies from spreading excessively in the oven.
Place the Oreos into a Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin if you don’t have a food processor.

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