Description
Create festive Spooky Ghost Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies perfect for Halloween. These chewy pumpkin cookies are richly flavored with brown butter and maple, then decorated with smooth white chocolate ghosts and expressive eyes and mouths piped with black candy melts for a fun, spooky treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
- 1 batch Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies (recipe by Butternut Bakery)
For Decorating
- White chocolate (such as Ghirardelli melting wafers)
- Black candy melts
- Piping bag or ziplock bag
Helpful Tools
- Medium cookie scoop
- Light colored baking pans
- Small spoon
Instructions
- Bake the Cookies: Prepare and bake one batch of Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies according to the base recipe instructions. Once baked, allow the cookies to cool completely before decorating.
- Melt White Chocolate: Gently melt white chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring frequently for a smooth, lump-free consistency.
- Create Ghost Shapes: Spoon a small dollop of melted white chocolate onto each cooled cookie. Using the back of a small spoon, apply very light pressure and slowly drag the spoon downwards across the white chocolate to form the shape of a ghost. Practice on parchment paper first for best results.
- Harden White Chocolate: Let the white chocolate ghost shapes set and harden completely at room temperature or in the fridge.
- Melt Black Candy Melts: Melt black candy melts in a microwave-safe container until smooth. Transfer the melted candy into a piping bag or sturdy ziplock bag, cutting a small tip off the corner.
- Pipe Eyes and Mouths: Use the piping bag to pipe small dots representing eyes and a mouth onto each white chocolate ghost. Allow the candy melt details to dry completely without disturbance.
- Serve and Enjoy: Once fully set, these spooky ghost pumpkin cookies are ready to serve and delight guests with their festive look and delicious flavor.
Notes
- Use very light pressure when shaping the white chocolate ghosts to avoid picking up cookie crumbs and to maintain a smooth surface.
- Practice the ghost-shape dragging technique on parchment paper before applying on cookies to perfect your method.
- Ensure cookies are fully cooled before decorating to prevent melting and smudging.
- Use a sturdy piping bag for better control when piping the black candy melts details.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
