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    Urban Bliss Life » All Recipes » Holiday Recipes » Halloween » Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies

    Published: October 10, 2021 / Updated: August 24, 2023 by Marlynn Jayme Schotland · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies

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    These easy Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies are super easy Halloween cookies that are so much fun to make! It's a great no-bake Halloween dessert to make with the kids, and these little ghost cookies are the perfect Halloween party food.

    This post was originally published on September 21, 2020. It was updated September 11, 2022 with new photos, cooking video, and additional helpful tips to make this recipe.

    orange plate with Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies.

    When I came up with this recipe, I was actually lying in bed trying to think of fun, simple Halloween treats I could make with my own kids this year. The shape of Nutter Butter cookies flashed in my mind and I knew they would make cute little Nutter Butter ghosts!

    This is one of my personal favorite easy Halloween dessert recipes to make. These cute ghost cookies are the perfect treat!

    Jump to:
    • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
    • 🎃 Ingredient notes
    • ✅ Step-by-step instructions
    • 👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
    • 🥣 Kitchen tools and equipment
    • 👻 More Halloween recipes and crafts
    • Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies
    • 🎃 Halloween printables

    ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

    plate of Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies with pumpkins in background

    I have two teenagers who are not so much into elaborate costumes and arts & crafts anymore. They are, however, always up for celebrating any holiday with special yummy and fun treats! And these easy Nutter Butter ghosts are great to make as a family.

    They're also done under 30 minutes and use only 3 simple ingredients. That means less clean up so you can enjoying these fun cookies more quickly!

    Plus, they go great with Halloween Pinwheel Cookies and Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats, which are just as easy and fun to make as this festive treat!

    🎃 Ingredient notes

    ingredients for Nutter Butter ghost cookies

    You just need THREE simple ingredients to make these fun Halloween ghost cookies:

    • Nutter Butter cookies - the shape of Nutter Butters are perfect for mimicking ghosts. And starting with store-bought cookies helps save time in the kitchen.
    • White chocolate baking bars - melted white chocolate gives the cookies a white outer ghost-y appearance! You can also use white chocolate chips or white candy melts.
    • Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips - these miniature chocolate chips make for ideal candy eyes for you little ghost cookies. You can also use candy eyeballs instead.

    ✅ Step-by-step instructions

    Detailed instructions for these easy ghost cookies recipe are in the full printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. Here's a visual step-by-step guide with photos to help you make these easy Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies!

    slicing nutter butter cookies
    holding up half of nutter butter cookie
    1. Start by slicing about ⅓ off the end of each Nutter Butter cookie. See the pic above of the sliced cookies. So it will look like ghosts!

    2. Discard the chopped-off cookie pieces by devouring them. No sense wasting good cookies!

    Nutter Butter cookies dipped in white chocolate on baking sheet.
    Nutter Butter cookies dipped in white chocolate with chocolate chips.

    Melt white chocolate either on the stovetop over a double boiler. Or, in the microwave. I prefer to melt chocolate for small treats like this in the microwave. Add the white chocolate to a microwave-safe bowl and start by microwaving at 30 seconds. Mix together, then continue to melt in 30 second increments and mix until chocolate is fully melted and smooth.

    3. Dip each cookie into the melted chocolate. Place the coated cookie onto parchment paper or wax paper to cool. You can also place on a wire rack over a cookie sheet to catch the excess drip of melted white candy coating.

    4. Place two mini chocolate chips for eyes, or three mini chocolate chips for eyes and a ghost mouth, on each cookie.

    👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

    plates of Nutter Butter ghost cookies
    How do I store these cookies so they stay fresh?

    These Halloween cookies are best eaten within 1 to 2 days. Store them in an airtight container either in the refrigerator or at room temperature. If stored at room temperature, the cookies will start to soften after a couple of days when left at room temperature.

    Can I freeze these cookies?

    If you want to make the Nutter Butter ghosts ahead of time, you can freeze them. Place them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to one month. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. 

    🥣 Kitchen tools and equipment

    ingredients for nutter butter ghost cookies

    To make these adorable ghost cookies, you only need a few kitchen tools.

    • Cutting board and knife - to cut the cute little ghost cookies into ghost shapes.
    • Microwaveable bowl and whisk - to melt and whisk the white chocolate
    • Parchment paper - you can place parchment paper or wax paper directly on your counter, or onto a baking sheet to let the cookies set.

    👻 More Halloween recipes and crafts

    If you've got kids at home, check out these fun Halloween recipes and activities:

    • closeup of colorful monster halloween bark candy.
      Monster Halloween Bark
    • purple and orange Halloween pinwheel cookies on cooling rack.
      Halloween Pinwheel Cookies
    • Halloween Bingo Card Printables and Candy Bar Wrapper printables
      FREE Printable Halloween Bingo Cards
    • DIY Halloween Crafts Googly Eyes
      Easy DIY Halloween Crafts Using Googly Eyes

    Did you make this recipe? Don't forget to leave a 5-Star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 rating in the recipe card, and if you really loved it, please leave a comment further down on the page. Thank you!

    orange plate with Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies

    Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies

    5 from 5 votes
    Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
    Cooling Time: 10 minutes mins
    Total Time: 25 minutes mins
    Recipe by Marlynn Schotland
    These Halloween cookies are easy to make and fun to eat!
    Servings: 15 cookies
    Calories: 137kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 15 Nutter Butter cookies
    • 8 ounces white chocolate, melted
    • mini chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Prepare a large plate or baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Set aside.
    • Slice off the bottom ⅓ of each Nutter Butter Cookie.
    • Dip each cookie into the melted white chocolate. Set each coated cookie onto parchment paper. Place mini chocolate chips onto each cookie: use two to create eyes, or three to create eyes and a ghost mouth.
    • Allow to cool either on your countertop or in the refrigerator until the chocolate is set.

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    Notes

    Makes 15 ghost cookies.
    These Halloween cookies are best eaten within 1 to 2 days.
    Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. 
    Freeze: If you want to make them ahead of time, you can freeze them. Place them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to one month. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. 
    Tried this recipe?Please leave a star rating and comment! Then snap a pic of your dish and share it on social media. Tag @UrbanBlissLife and #UrbanBlissLife!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.03mg

    Nutrition information is a general estimate. Actual nutrition details may vary depending on the exact foods & brands you use to make this recipe. It does not take into account any substitutions, toppings, or optional ingredients.

    🎃 Halloween printables

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    Throwing a Halloween party? Check out our Ultimate Bundle of Halloween printables!

    The Halloween printables bundle includes:

    • Halloween party invitation design
    • Halloween bingo cards + call-out cards
    • Lunchbox laughs with Halloween-themed jokes
    • Halloween word search
    • Halloween favor bag fold-over tags
    • Trick-or-treating scavenger hunt
    • Halloween candy wrappers

    Click here for the Ultimate Bundle of Halloween Printables

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      1. Angela says

        September 21, 2020 at 2:27 pm

        5 stars
        Such a fun and quick Halloween treat!!

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      2. Tisha says

        September 21, 2020 at 1:05 pm

        5 stars
        My sons birthday is Halloween and I was just looking at treats for it, think I'm going to have to add these to the list!

        Reply
      3. Jess says

        September 21, 2020 at 12:49 pm

        5 stars
        I love doing recipes the kids can help me with. This one is PERFECT!

        Reply
      4. Farah Maizar says

        September 21, 2020 at 12:39 pm

        5 stars
        Omg so cute and so easy! I will definitely try these out for Halloween, they are adorable! Thank you for the idea

        Reply
      5. rika says

        September 21, 2020 at 12:16 pm

        5 stars
        This is an amazing recipe and fun to make! My kids think that these cookies are so cute.

        Reply
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