Nutter Butter Ghosts

A nutter butter cookie, coated in white candy coating and dotted with two candy eyes.

A spooky Halloween treat the kids can help with too! Nutter Butter Ghosts are simple, cute, and are the perfect way to celebrate the season.

Course Halloween Recipes

Cuisine Halloween

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings Ghosts

Calories 278

Author Dorothy Bigelow

Ingredients

16 Nutter Butter cookies
12 oz bag white candy melting wafers
32 candy eyes
2 teaspoons shortening or lard optional

Instructions

Line a baking sheet or large tray with parchment paper.
Add the candy melts to a microwave safe bowl with an optional 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening. Heat at 50% power (important, since you don't want to overheat your candy melts) in 30 second intervals, stirring in between each session. Continue until smooth and creamy.
Dip each Nutter Butter cookie into the melted candy coating, turning to coat. Use a silicone spatula to remove excess, if needed.
Place the dipped Nutter Butter cookie on the lined baking sheet and immediately press two candy eyes into the warm coating.
Repeat with the remaining Nutter Butter cookies until they have all been coated and given two eyes.
Place the tray or baking sheet of ghosts in the fridge to harden, about 1-2 hours.
After the ghosts are hardened, transfer them to an airtight container and keep them in the fridge until ready to serve.

Notes

Melting Candy Wafers:

Microwave: Add the candy melts to a microwave safe bowl with an optional 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening. Heat at 50% power (important, since you don't want to overheat your candy melts) in 30 second intervals, stirring in between each session. Continue until smooth and creamy.

Double Boiler: Add your candy melts to the top of double boiler, along with the optional 2 teaspoons of shortening (if using). Bring the water in the bottom to a simmer, and stir the candy melts until they are smooth and melted.

Candy Melting Pot: You can purchase these at your local craft stores or on Amazon. They bring candy melts to the perfect temperature for melting and dipping. I will be investing in one for sure now that I know they exist!

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