Description
Delightfully spooky and fun Melted Witch Cookies that combine crunchy Bugles snacks, pretzel sticks, and whole wheat cereal to create an imaginative Halloween treat. These peanut butter-flavored cookies are decorated with rich cocoa candy melts to form whimsical witch hats and brooms, perfect for festive gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 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 cookie mix, vegetable oil, water, and egg until a soft dough forms. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake Cookies: Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until cookies are set. Remove from oven and cool for 1 minute on sheets, then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
- Prepare Candy Coated Snacks: Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Dip each Bugles snack into the melted candy melts, tapping off excess, and place them on the cookie sheet. Refrigerate until firm.
- Decorate Cookies: Reheat any remaining candy melts if necessary. Frost each cooled cookie with melted candy to create a puddle-like base. Immediately attach one half-pretzel piece to each cookie as a broomstick handle; sprinkle crushed shredded cereal on the bottom of the pretzel piece to simulate broom bristles. Dip the wide end of each chocolate-coated Bugles snack into melted candy and stand upright in the center of each cookie to form the witch’s hat. Let stand until set.
Notes
- Ensure the candy melts are smooth and not too thick for easy dipping and frosting.
- Use a large shredded whole wheat cereal biscuit like Shredded Wheat for authentic broom bristles texture.
- Work quickly when attaching pretzels and cereal to ensure the candy melt frosting is still tacky.
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- To speed up setting, refrigerate cookies after decorating, but bring back to room temperature before serving for best flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
