Description
Melted Witch Cookies are festive Halloween treats featuring peanut butter cookies decorated with light cocoa candy melts, Bugles snacks as witch hats, pretzel sticks as broom handles, and shredded whole wheat cereal for broom bristles. These fun and creative cookies are perfect for holiday parties and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Base
- 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 egg
Decorations
- 30 Bugles® snacks
- 1 bag (12 oz) light cocoa candy melts, melted
- 15 pretzel sticks, broken in half
- 1 large shredded whole wheat cereal biscuit, crushed
Instructions
- Prepare Cookie Dough: Heat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, stir together the Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix, vegetable oil, water, and egg until a soft dough forms. Using a rounded tablespoon, drop dough onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies for 9 to 11 minutes or until they are set. Remove from oven and cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before transferring them to cooling racks to cool completely.
- Prepare Decorations: Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Dip the Bugles snacks into the melted light cocoa candy melts, tapping off excess candy. Place the candy-coated Bugles on the cookie sheet and refrigerate until the candy is firm.
- Assemble Cookies: Reheat remaining candy melts if needed. Frost each cooled cookie with melted candy to form a puddle shape. Immediately attach one pretzel stick half to each cookie to serve as the broom handle. Sprinkle crushed shredded whole wheat cereal at the bottom of the pretzel piece to resemble broom bristles. Dip the wide end of each chocolate-coated Bugle into melted candy and place upright in the center of each cookie to represent the witch’s hat. Allow to stand until set.
Notes
- Ensure candy melts are not too hot when dipping to maintain shape.
- Use waxed paper on the cookie sheet to prevent sticking when setting decorations.
- Store finished cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
- For a gluten-free option, use a gluten-free cookie mix and check ingredients of decorations.
- Cool cookies completely before decorating to prevent melting or sliding of candy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
