Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies
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These Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies are easy to make. They’re the perfect Halloween treat to surprise your kids with or to make a big impression at the classroom Halloween party.
Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies
| Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes Additional Time: 15 Minutes Total Time: 25 Minutes Servings: 30 Cookies |
This Halloween, we’re all about oh-so-spooky recipes that require zero oven time. These cookies look seriously impressive, but they’re super easy to whip up, making them ideal for your scary shindig, fun family activity, or even last-minute trick-or-treaters.
Our family loves anything peanut butter. So, of course, it is not a surprise we are big fans of Nutter Butter cookies. After making these Nutter Butter Bat Cookies, I realized they’re easy to work with and great for lots of other easy treats.
Kids love it when you serve them holiday treats. These cookies are super festive and straightforward to make. Plus, it will end up becoming a fun Halloween tradition. — like always having Mummy Meatballs for dinner on Halloween night!
Ingredients Need to Make These Ghost Cookies
You only need three ingredients to make these Nutter Butter ghost cookies. It doesn’t get much easier than that! With the following items, you will be able to make 30 cookies.
- 1-16-ounce package Nutter Butter cookies (I recommend double-stuffed)
- 36 sets of candy eyes
- 1 – 16 ounce White melting chocolate
Why Nutter Butter Cookies?
The shape of this cookie means everything. The original peanut shape will allow you to turn them into fun little ghosts or previously mentioned bats.
You can create many great no-bake cookie ideas, such as horses, chicks for Easter, reindeer, or even Santas. The variety of ideas is endless. Especially when you allow your creativity to flow. Now, if you have a hard time deciding on what to create, there is always Pinterest.
How to Make Halloween Ghost Cookies
First, you will want to take your time and melt the chocolate according to the package instructions. However, if it does state to use the microwave if at all possible, skip this method.
See tips for melting chocolate below.
Next, using a fork, dip each cookie in the melted chocolate and flip to coat both sides.
Remove the cookie from the chocolate with a fork and lightly tap the handle of the fork with your finger to help the excess chocolate drip off.
Transfer each coated cookie onto a piece of wax or parchment paper and place two candy eyes on the top of the chocolate.
Do not let chocolate set without placing candy eyes on your ghosts. If the chocolate hardens, you will be out of luck.
Allow the chocolate to cool and set before serving. Transfer to a festive serving dish or an airtight container.
Tips for melting chocolate:
- Skip the microwave and use a double boiler. The microwave just heats it too fast and too hot. And more times than not, you will end up with cooked chocolate.
- Stir constantly while melting. It should only take a minute or so.
- When it becomes shiny it is ready for use.
- You can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or even semi-sweet chocolate. But obviously, you’ll lose the ghostly effect of these cookies.
How to Store These Halloween Cookies
Keep your Nutter ghost cookies in an airtight right on the counter. They will stay fresh for up to a week.
Otherwise, you can freeze them in a freezer bag or again in another airtight container. They will keep in the freezer for up to six months.
Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies Recipe
These Nutter Butter ghosts are so easy to make that it almost seems silly to add the recipe card. But I’m a creature of habit, so here it is, anyway.
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Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies
These Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies are easy to make. They’re the perfect Halloween treat to surprise your kids with or to make a big impression at the classroom Halloween party.
Ingredients
- 1 16-ounce package Nutter Butter cookies
- 1 16-ounce package vanilla melting chocolate
- Candy eyes
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate according to the package instructions. See chocolate melting tips below.
- Dip each cookie in the melted chocolate and flip to coat both sides. Remove the cookie from the chocolate with a fork and lightly tap the handle of the fork with your finger to help the excess chocolate drip off.
- Transfer each coated cookie onto a piece of wax or parchment paper and place two candy eyes on the top of the chocolate.
- Allow the chocolate to cool and set before serving.
Notes
- Skip the microwave and use a double boiler. The microwave just heats it too fast and too hot. And more times than not, you will end up with cooked chocolate.
- Stir constantly while melting. It should only take a minute or so.
- When it becomes shiny it is ready for use.
- You can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or even semi-sweet chocolate. But obviously, you’ll lose the ghostly effect of these cookies.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
15Serving Size:
2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 290Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 97mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 3g
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use other pre-made cookies to make Ghost Cookies?
You can absolutely use other pre-made cookies. Milano Cookies are very similar in shape or you can go a completely different direction, but using round premade-filled cookies.
What is white chocolate?
White chocolate is a combination of cocoa butter, sugar, butterfat, milk solids, lecithin, and flavorings. It contains no chocolate liquor and so gets its mild chocolate flavor from the cocoa butter.
Other Fantastic Halloween Treats
No Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies
Spooky Spider Oreo Cookie Recipe
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