Description
These Spooky Ghost Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies combine the rich, nutty flavor of brown butter pumpkin cookies with fun Halloween-themed white chocolate ghost decorations. Perfect for festive fall gatherings, these chewy pumpkin cookies are decorated with melted white chocolate shaped into ghost forms and detailed with black candy melts for eyes and mouths.
Ingredients
Scale
Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
- 1 batch Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies by Butternut Bakery (recipe not included)
For Decorating
- White chocolate (e.g., Ghirardelli melting wafers), melted
- Black candy melts, melted
- Piping bag (or ziplock bag with small cut tip)
Helpful Tools
- Medium cookie scoop
- Light colored baking pans
Instructions
- Bake the Cookies: Bake the Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies according to the original recipe instructions, then allow them to fully cool to room temperature before decorating.
- Melt White Chocolate: Melt your white chocolate using a microwave or double boiler until smooth and free of lumps. Ghirardelli melting wafers are recommended for ease.
- Shape the Ghosts: Using a spoon, place a small dollop of melted white chocolate onto each cooled cookie. With the back of a small spoon, gently drag the chocolate down to create a ghost shape. Practice on parchment paper first to perfect the technique and ensure a smooth application without disturbing the cookie surface.
- Harden White Chocolate: Let the white chocolate completely harden at room temperature or in the refrigerator to set firmly before proceeding to the next step.
- Melt Black Candy Melts: Melt black candy melts in a microwave-safe container until smooth. Pour the melted candy into a piping bag or sturdy ziplock bag and snip a small hole at the tip for detailed piping.
- Pipe Ghost Faces: Pipe small dots of black candy melt on the white chocolate ghost shapes to create eyes and mouths, giving each cookie a cute or spooky expression as desired.
- Dry and Serve: Allow the black candy melts to fully dry and harden. Once set, these spooky ghost pumpkin cookies are ready to serve and enjoy at your Halloween celebrations!
Notes
- Apply very light pressure when shaping ghosts with white chocolate to avoid picking up cookie crumbs and ensure a smooth, uniform chocolate layer.
- Practicing the ghost shape on parchment paper before decorating cookies helps improve the technique and the look of the decorations.
- Ensure cookies are fully cooled before decorating to prevent melting or warping of the chocolate shapes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
