Nutter Butter Ghosts

How to make

Super simple, just dip store-bought cookies in melted white chocolate and stick on the eyes, you can even draw on some adorable mouths.  

Prepare the workspace

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper. Get out all the ingredients.

How to melt white chocolate

White chocolate can be a little tricky to melt; you don’t want to burn it. There are a couple ways to melt it – in the microwave or on the stove top in a double boiler. Your choice.

How to melt white chocolate in the microwave

Melting chocolate in the microwave is probably the quickest and easiest way to melt it. It’s also the least messy because you can microwave it in the same dish you dip the ghosts into.

For large pieces of chocolate, make sure to chop them up into small pieces. This will help it melt faster and more evenly. If you’re using white chocolate chips, they’re already in nice small pieces, so no chopping necessary.

Place the chocolate in a microwave safe dish, like a mug or small Pyrex dish. For this recipe, I suggest using a deep dish, but one that isn’t too big around – a mug will be perfect.

Microwave the chocolate for 30 seconds then remove from the microwave and stir well, making sure to really get to the bottom of the bowl. Then, if it isn’t fully melted, place it back in the microwave and cook for 30 seconds more. Remove and stir again. Repeat until the melted chocolate is smooth.

How to melt white chocolate in a double boiler

Place water in the bottom pan of the double boiler, and make sure the water isn’t touching the bottom of the upper pan. Set it on medium heat until it’s simmering (with just some light bubbles around the outside edge. You don’t want a full rolling boil – that would be too much). Put the white chocolate chips in the upper pan and stir until the chocolate is smooth.

Create the ghosts

Dip one of the cookies halfway into the melted white chocolate and let some of the excess chocolate drip off.

Turn the cookie upright and give it a little shake or tap the uncovered end on a clean surface. This helps the melted chocolate to drip or ooze down the front of the cookie a bit to give it a more ghostly feel.

Scrape the melted chocolate off the back of the cookie, it will let it rest easier once you place it on the parchment paper.

Place the dipped cookie on parchment paper. Don’t place the cookies on a wire cooling rack, otherwise the back of the cookie will dry with a grid imprinted on it.

Put two candy eyes a little way from the top of the cookie. Make sure to add the eyes quickly, before the chocolate sets, otherwise, they won’t stick. Have fun with it, it’s Halloween; it’s ok if they don’t line up perfectly!

Repeat dipping cookies until all the cookies are done. Place in the freezer for 5 minutes to set the chocolate.

Using an edible black marker, draw the mouths onto the ghosts, if you want mouths.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to dip the cookies into the chocolate, you can pipe on or spoon on the chocolate and smooth it out.

Troubleshooting

Why did my chocolate get thick and chunky?

Chocolate will seize up if it gets too hot or if you get water in it. Make sure your dishes and utensils are clean and dry. And, don’t overheat the chocolate. Be sure to check it often and keep an eye on it as it melts. Either way, there isn’t a great fix if it seizes up; it’s best to start over.

Storage and make ahead

Any leftover cookies will last a week when stored in an airtight container at on the counter in a cool dark place room temperature.

These ghost cookies can also be made ahead. Just decorate them as instructed and let the chocolate fully harden before storing them.

Place them in a single layer in an airtight storage container. Place a sheet of parchment paper between each layer of cookies.

Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.

When you’re ready to serve, let them sit out at room temperature for about an hour.

Since you’ve got the melted white chocolate, you may wan to make some Halloween Candy Cigarettes as well.

More ghostly fun

I love Halloween. Kind of spooky but not scary for me. Here are some of my fun Halloween recipes that will be great at your party: Meringue ghosts, Jalapeno Popper Mummies, and Witches broom cookies. You’ll also have lots of fun making these Acorn Donut Holes which are great for all the fall months.