Description
Create festive Spooky Ghost Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies by decorating chewy pumpkin cookies with white chocolate ghosts and black candy melt facial features. This Halloween-themed treat combines rich brown butter pumpkin cookie flavors with playful ghostly designs, perfect for seasonal celebrations and dessert tables.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1 batch Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies (prepared and baked)
Decorations
- White chocolate melting wafers (e.g., Ghirardelli melting wafers), quantity as needed for decorating
- Black candy melts, quantity as needed for eyes and mouths
- Piping bag or ziplock bag for piping
Instructions
- Bake Cookies: Bake your batch of Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies according to the original recipe instructions and allow them to cool completely before decorating.
- Melt White Chocolate: Gently melt your white chocolate melting wafers in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 20-30 seconds to avoid burning until smooth and fully melted.
- Apply White Chocolate Ghost Shape: Spoon a small dollop of the melted white chocolate onto each fully cooled cookie. Use the back of a small spoon to apply light pressure and drag downwards slowly, creating a ghost shape on the cookie surface. Practice this technique on parchment paper before decorating the cookies to perfect the form.
- Allow White Chocolate to Harden: Let the white chocolate ghost shapes set completely at room temperature or in the refrigerator until firm.
- Melt Black Candy Melts: Melt the black candy melts in a microwave-safe container, stirring every 20-30 seconds until smooth. Transfer the melted candy melts into a piping bag or sturdy ziplock bag and snip a small tip off the corner for piping.
- Pipe Ghost Facial Features: Pipe small dots using the black candy melts onto the white chocolate ghost shapes to create eyes and mouths, giving each ghost a spooky expression.
- Dry the Candy Melts: Allow the piped black candy melts to fully dry and harden before handling or serving the cookies.
- Serve and Enjoy: Once completely set, your spooky ghost pumpkin cookies are ready to impress guests and delight trick-or-treaters!
Notes
- For best results, ensure cookies are fully cooled to prevent white chocolate from melting or sliding off.
- Practice the ghost shape with white chocolate on parchment paper to gain confidence before decorating actual cookies.
- Use a sturdy piping bag for better control when piping black candy melts.
- If candy melts begin to harden during decorating, gently reheat in short bursts and stir before continuing.
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for longer freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Pumpkin cookies, Halloween cookies, brown butter pumpkin cookies, ghost cookies, white chocolate decoration, candy melts, seasonal dessert, spooky treats
