Nutter Butter Ghosts are Fa-BOO-lous Treats for Halloween
Nutter Butter ghosts are a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that are perfect for any occasion. To make Nutter Butter ghost cookies, you will need just a few simple ingredients that you likely already have on hand. Whether you are making them for a Halloween party or just as a fun treat for your a spooky movie night, our Nutter Butter ghosts are sure to be a fa-BOO-lous addition to your activities!
Why Make Nutter Butter Ghosts
We love making these Nutter Butter ghost cookies because they are a fun and creative way to celebrate Halloween. These spooky treats are perfect for parties, trick-or-treaters, or just a fun activity to do with friends and family.
Here are a few reasons why we think you should try making ghost cookies with Nutter Butters.
- You don’t need any special equipment or ingredients to make these cookies. All you need is a few simple ingredients.
- The best part of making Nutter Butter ghosts is making the little ghost faces! You can use candy eyes or other decorations to give different looks if you wish.
- Of course, a huge plus for making Nutter Butter ghost cookies is that they are delicious!
Why Our Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies Recipe is Great for Kids to Help in the Kitchen
Making this recipe is a great kitchen activity for kids because it is fun, easy, and there is a delicious reward at the end for the labor involved!
Plus, kids can learn how to reinvent something into a fun new idea with a little creativity. Part of the fun of creative holiday recipes like this is turning something simple into something with a little holiday dazzle!
Norah Says
These ghost Nutter Butters are not only delicious, but they are super fun to make! My favorite part is putting on the little eyes!
So grab some Nutter Butters and get ready to create some fun! You might even want to try our Nutter Butter mummy cookies, too!
Ingredients Needed for Ghost Nutter Butters
To make our delicious ghost cookies, you will need a few key ingredients.
- 1 package of Nutter Butters
- White chocolate chips or candy coating
- Mini chocolate chips
Tips for Making Ghost Nutter Butters
- Tools needed for this recipe are a zip-top plastic bag and scissors, a wire cooling rack (not essential, but makes it easier to avoid pools of the chocolate forming around the edges of the cookies).
- The only white chocolate that will work for this recipe is the kind meant to be melted. White chocolate bars and chips do not melt smoothly. We prefer to use vanilla candy coating that comes in its own microwave safe tray.
- Because the candy coating sets fairly quickly, we suggest making the cookies in small batches. We work in batches of six. If you try to do too many at once, sometimes the melted chocolate gets thick and clumpy before you can finish the batch.
- You may feel like making your own homemade Nutter Butters!
With these ingredients in hand, we’re ready to start making our ghost Nutter Butters!
Nutter Butter Ghosts Cookies
Ingredients
- 16 oz Nutter Butter cookies family-size package
- 16 oz Vanilla candy coating or other melting white chocolate
- ¼ cup Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt the white chocolate candy coating according to the package directions. Scoop about 1/3 cup of the melted candy coating into a small zip-top bag and set aside (you may want to place the bag in warm water to keep the candy from setting up).
- Dip one side of each Nutter Butter cookie in the melted white candy coating. For ghosts, only dip about 2/3 of the one side, leaving 1/3 un-dipped at the bottom. Place the dipped cookies on a wire rack to allow any excess candy to drip away.
- Use scissors to trim a very tiny bit from one corner of the plastic bag that contains the melted candy coating. This will make a simple piping bag.
- Before the candy coating sets, make your ghosts by using the piping bag to pipe a little of the candy coating along the bottom edge of the dipped portion of the cookie to make the ghosts appear to be floating on the cookie. You want a wavy edge effect – not a perfect line.
- Next, use mini chocolate chips to create eyes and a mouth on each ghost cookie.
- Allow cookies to set 15 minutes without being disturbed.
