Best 7 Ghost Cookies Recipes

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Ghost cookies, also known as Halloween cookies or Boo cookies, are a spooky and delightful treat that are perfect for Halloween parties and gatherings. These cookies are incredibly easy to make and require only a few simple ingredients. The key to making perfect ghost cookies is to use a cookie cutter that is shaped like a ghost. With a little creativity, you can decorate your ghost cookies to make them look as scary or as cute as you like. In this article, we will guide you through the steps of making the perfect ghost cookies, including the ingredients you will need and the step-by-step instructions. We will also provide some tips and tricks for making your ghost cookies even more festive and delicious.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

HALLOWEEN GHOST COOKIES



Halloween Ghost Cookies image

All you need for these ghost cookies is a cookie cutter in the shape of a tulip and then turn it upside-down - if you don't have that one, you can easily freehand the ghost shapes. These are great giveaways for trick-or-treaters and a nice alternative to all the candy.

Provided by barbara

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Time 3h6m

Yield 90

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk, plus more if needed
2 teaspoons light corn syrup, or more as needed
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) package miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a second bowl. Add flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture and mix to combine. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Dust a work surface with flour and roll out dough into a thin circle. Cut out tulip shapes; if your tulip cookie cutter has a stem, cut the stem off with a knife, so you have a stemless tulip shape. Arrange cut-out cookies on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from baking sheets carefully and transfer to wire racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar and milk together in a small bowl until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract until icing is smooth and glossy. Add more corn syrup if icing is too thick.
  • Spoon icing into a piping bag with a small plain tip. Pipe icing around the edge of each cookie to create a border. Fill in the middle completely with icing. Stick 2 chocolate chip cookies into the wet icing for the eyes. Let cookies stand until icing dries, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 63.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Cholesterol 7.5 mg, Fat 3.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 36.4 mg, Sugar 5.4 g

QUICK GHOST COOKIES



Quick Ghost Cookies image

Spruce up store-bought cookies for the holiday. These are a real hit with "goblins" of all ages. -Denise Smith, Lusk, Wyoming

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 pound white candy coating, coarsely chopped
1 package (1 pound) Nutter Butter peanut butter cookies
Semisweet chocolate chips, melted
Wooden pop sticks

Steps:

  • In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip cookies into coating, covering completely; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. , Brush ends with a pastry brush dipped in coating where fingers touched cookies. Let stand until set. If desired, use melted chocolate chips to pipe faces onto cookies. Insert pop sticks into cookies. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts :

GHOST COOKIES



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No need to be spooked about making rolled-out cookies. Follow Betty's Tips for sweet success!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h10m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Assorted candies, if desired
String, if desired
3 cups powdered sugar
4 to 5 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, shortening and egg until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until blended. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours.
  • Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 3x2-inch ghost-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place shapes about 2 inches apart. If cookies are to be hung as decorations, cut a hole at top of each cookie with end of plastic straw or sharp knife; cut out holes for eyes if desired.
  • Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • In medium bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and spreading consistency. Spread glaze on cookies. Decorate with candies. Thread string through holes to hang cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 50 mg

GHOST SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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Pac-Man was my favorite video game when I was growing up. For a party, I decided to get creative and shape my go-to sugar cookies into the ghosts from the game. -Jamie S, Regina, Saskatchewan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
Orange and blue food coloring, optional
FROSTING:
1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
60 miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and cornstarch until blended. Gradually beat in flour. If desired, divide dough in half; tint one portion orange and the other blue. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. tulip-shaped cookie cutter., Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter and milk; beat until smooth. Pipe eyes onto each ghost; top with chocolate chips. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts :

GHOST COOKIES



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Ghost cookies. I saw these in a ladies magazine and thought they were so cute. I haven't tried them yet so let me know how you like them.

Provided by Smilynn

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

24 Nutter Butter sandwich cookies (Peanut shaped, peanut butter cookies)
8 ounces white chocolate chips, melted
1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Dip cookies in white chocolate.
  • Place two mini chocolate chips for eyes.
  • Let cool.
  • These look like little ghosts!

SIMPLY "SPOOKY" GHOST COOKIES



Simply

Using an easy-stir cookie mix makes these treats anything but scary.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 22

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 egg
Drinking straw
1 1/4 cups Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting (from 12-oz container)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms.
  • On lightly floured surface, roll dough about 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 3- x 2 1/2-inch ghost-shaped cookie cutter. Pinch one end of straw to make oval shape. With oval end of straw, cut out eyes in ghost cookies. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 15 seconds or until frosting can be stirred smooth. Frost cookies with frosting as shown in photo. Before frosting sets up, remove frosting from the eye area with toothpick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 130 mg, Sugar 16 g, TransFat 1/2 g

GHOST COOKIES



Ghost Cookies image

No need to be spooked about making rolled-out cookies. Follow Betty's Tips for sweet success!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h10m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Assorted candies, if desired
String, if desired
3 cups powdered sugar
4 to 5 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, shortening and egg until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until blended. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours.
  • Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 3x2-inch ghost-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place shapes about 2 inches apart. If cookies are to be hung as decorations, cut a hole at top of each cookie with end of plastic straw or sharp knife; cut out holes for eyes if desired.
  • Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • In medium bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and spreading consistency. Spread glaze on cookies. Decorate with candies. Thread string through holes to hang cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 50 mg

Tips:

  • Chilling the dough before baking helps the cookies hold their shape and prevents them from spreading too much.
  • Use a cookie scoop to ensure uniform-sized cookies that will bake evenly.
  • Don't overmix the dough, as this can result in tough cookies.
  • Be careful not to overbake the cookies, as they will become dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before storing them in an airtight container at room temperature.

Conclusion:

Ghost cookies are a fun and easy treat that is perfect for Halloween or any other spooky occasion. With their simple ingredients and straightforward instructions, these cookies are sure to be a hit with people of all ages. So gather your ingredients and get baking!

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