Description
Create festive and charming Spooky Ghost Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies using chewy pumpkin cookie bases decorated with white chocolate ghosts and black candy melt facial features. Perfect for Halloween celebrations, these cookies combine rich brown butter flavor with creamy chocolate decoration for a delightful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Cookies
- 1 batch Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies (prepared as per Butternut Bakery recipe)
For Decorating
- White chocolate (such as Ghirardelli melting wafers), quantity sufficient for coating 12 cookies
- Black candy melts, about 1/4 cup for piping facial features
- Piping bag or ziplock bag for piping
Helpful Tools
- Medium cookie scoop
- Light colored baking pans
- Small spoon for shaping white chocolate ghosts
Instructions
- Bake the base cookies: Prepare and bake one batch of Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies according to the Butternut Bakery recipe, using a medium cookie scoop and light colored baking pans. Allow the cookies to fully cool before decorating to ensure the chocolate decorations set properly.
- Melt the white chocolate: Using a microwave or double boiler, melt the white chocolate wafers until smooth and glossy. Take care not to overheat.
- Apply white chocolate ghosts: Place a small dollop of melted white chocolate onto the center of each cooled cookie. Using the back of a small spoon, gently drag downward with light pressure to create a ghost shape. Practice this motion on parchment paper beforehand to master the technique.
- Harden the white chocolate: Allow the white chocolate to set completely at room temperature or in a cool place, until hardened.
- Melt the black candy melts: In a microwave-safe container, melt the black candy melts until smooth. Pour into a piping bag or sturdy ziplock bag and cut a small tip off the corner for controlled piping.
- Pipe ghost faces: Pipe small dots for eyes and a mouth onto each white chocolate ghost on the cookies. Be precise to give each ghost an expressive face.
- Dry and serve: Let the black candy melt decorations fully dry and harden before serving or packaging the cookies to maintain design integrity. Enjoy your spooky treats!
Notes
- Apply very light pressure when spreading the white chocolate ghosts to avoid disturbing the cookie surface and creating uneven texture.
- Practicing the ghost shape on parchment paper before decorating the actual cookies helps you perfect the technique.
- Using light colored baking pans prevents cookie bottoms from over-browning and ensures consistent baking.
- Allow complete cooling of cookies before starting chocolate decoration to avoid melting or smearing.
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container in a cool, dry place to preserve freshness and decoration.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
