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These super cute no-bake Nutter Butter ghost cookies are made with just 3 ingredients. The perfect Halloween treats to make with kids in only 10 minutes!
It’s not too early to be thinking about Halloween food, right? So if you’re planning on making easy Halloween cookies this year, you’ll love these cute little Nutter Butter ghost cookies!
Every year, the kids and I make a few super easy Halloween treats. It’s fun to do, and it’s tradition — like always having Mummy Dogs for dinner on Halloween night! We’ve been doing these for a looooong time!
These Nutter Butter ghosts aren’t exactly new. Actually, they’ve been around for awhile. I’ve made these before — maybe, you’ve made them? Maybe not.
Anyway, I’m sharing these ghost cookies here because they are super, super easy, and that definitely works for me. Besides, these little boos are also super cute! They’re perfect for Halloween party treats or an easy Halloween dessert.
Halloween Ghost Cookies Ingredients
Here are the basic ingredients. Full amounts are listed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Nutter Butters
- White chocolate chips
- Mini chocolate chips — for the eyes and mouth. Optional — You can add sugar or sprinkles as decorations if you want.
How to Make Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies
First, melt the white chocolate or candy coating or candy melts according to package instructions. You can do this on a stove or in a microwave, which is what we usually do. We melt the chocolate in 15 second increments, stirring between increments, until the chocolate is melted.
Next, use a fork to dip each cookie into the melted chocolate and place the coated cookie on wax paper to dry.
If you have a cookie cooling rack, you can place the coated cookies on that. Or, just place them on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.
Then, use the mini chocolate chips to make the eyes and mouth. Just press them into the chocolate before it dries.
And that’s all it takes to make these adorable ghosts. They’re bootiful! You can use this basic Halloween cookie decorating idea to make as many of these easy ghost cookies as you like. Kids of all ages love finger foods and cute Halloween party food like this. So, these cookies tend to go fast!
Tips
Always melt chocolate in short increments, stirring in between.
The chocolate dries quickly, so don’t wait too long to add the mini chips. Kids can help with this part!
Variations
We usually make our Nutter Butter ghosts look like the classic ghost design, but you can have as much fun as you want with these fun Halloween cookies!
You can use any long sandwich cookie like Milano cookies or Vienna Fingers or a nut-free variety.
Instead of chocolate chips, use black sprinkles or a small tube of black gel frosting to make the ghost mouth and eyes.
You can also use candy eyes to make these adorable ghost cookies more cartoonish.
Use candy melts, or white candy coating or almond bark in place of the baking chips.
How to Store No-Bake Ghost Cookies
Keep your Nutter Butter ghosts in an airtight container. You don’t have to keep them in the refrigerator, unless your kitchen is really warm. They keep for about a week, so you can make them ahead of time.
More Easy Halloween Treats
- Halloween Candy Bark
- Halloween Oreo Pumpkins
- Witch Hats
- Halloween Marshmallow Pops
- Candy Coated Halloween Pretzels
Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies
Video
Ingredients
- 20 Nutter Butter Cookies
- 2 cups white chocolate chips or candy melts
- 60 mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate according to package directions or by melting in 15 second-increments, stirring after each increment until melted
- Use a fork to dip the cookies into the melted chocolate, one at a time
- Place cookies on wax paper, and decorate with mini chocolate chips
- Allow to cool completely, and store in an airtight container
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Recipe originally published in 2018 and updated in 2026.
Oh my goodness, these turned out adorable for our early Halloween party!
Made these Nutter Butter Halloween Ghost Cookies this weekend. SO cute and easy!!!
These are really adorable! My kids loved it! They enjoyed making and eating these!
These are so cute and perfect for kids. Going to make again for my Halloween party.
Wow! These are SO cute! I can’t wait to try them! YUM!
Absolutely delicious! And so fun to make!
First of all, these are so adorable! Secondly, Nutter Butters! I’m in Heaven right now. Love it.
The kids saw this and we had to make them after school today! Easy and tasty!