Easy Ghost Cookies

A group of cookies with ghost faces on them.

These adorable nutter butter ghosts are fun to make with simple ingredients of Nutter Butter cookies, candy melts, with chocolate chips and cute candy eyes and are perfect for a halloween party or classroom activity.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4

Setting Time 10

Total Time 29

Servings cookies

Calories 111kcal

Author Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

12 Peanut butter sandwich cookies like Nutter Butter
1 cup white candy melts
24 candy eyeballs
12 mini chocolate chips

Instructions

In a small microwave safe mixing bowl, melt the white candy melts. Heat in the microwave at 50% power level or the defrost mode for another 30 seconds. Stir and then repeat for another 30 seconds and stir again. Repeat again until the candy has melted completely.
1 cup white candy melts
Dip each cookie into the melted candy covering approximately 70-75% of the cookie. Tap the cookie lightly on the side of the bowl to remove any excess if necessary.
12 Peanut butter sandwich cookies
Immediately press 2 candy eyeballs and a chocolate chip for the mouth into the candy while it's still soft.
24 candy eyeballs, 12 mini chocolate chips
Let them set for about 5-10 minutes for the coating to set.

Notes

Store leftovers at room temperature in an airtight container or in a plastic bag with a layer of parchment paper between them for up to 5 days.

You can freeze these cookies in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Thaw at room temperature.

You can also use a double boiler on the stovetop if you'd like. Just be careful not to get water in the candy or it may seize and be unusable.

Use different color candy melts. Orange, green, purple and dark chocolate candy melts to create a ghostly rainbow of treats.

If your candy melts get too thick, add a teaspoon of vegetable oil or coconut oil to thin them out.

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