Easy Ghost Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe for Halloween
Ghost Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect combination of fun and flavor for Halloween. They’re topped with a melty-looking ghost that will be a tasty surprise, not a spooky scare. Whether you’re baking for a Halloween party or want a fun ghost-themed cookie to make with your family, these cookies will surely be a hit. Here’s the recipe for a hauntingly good treat.
Making Ghost Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip ghost cookies are so easy to make. This recipe uses melted butter, so you don’t even need a mixer to make the dough. Just grab a bowl and a whisk, and you are ready go. And if you don’t have a whisk, a spoon is just fine too. The whisk comes in handy when mixing the wet ingredients, but you can get good results without it. One of the things that I like about chocolate chip cookie recipes that use melted butter is that you don’t have to plan ahead. No need to worry about using room temperature butter.
I like to melt the butter in the microwave instead of using a small saucepan and melting it on the stove. The butter tends to get hotter when you melt it over the stove, so you may need to cool it down slightly before adding the sugar. In the microwave, it doesn’t get as hot. I also tend to heat it just until melted, using a spoon to mix any small pieces of butter that have yet to melt.
These ghost chocolate chip cookies use large marshmallows to make the ghost face, but you can use mini marshmallows if you want to make a little ghost. It’s all about the ratio of the size of the cookie to the size of the ghost. So, if you want to make a smaller ghost, I recommend making smaller cookies too.
Variations for Halloween Ghost Cookies
I’m a fan of chocolate chip cookies, as you can see from the dozens of recipes I’ve tried. But you can also make ghost cookies using other cookie flavors. A chocolate cookie works well because the dark color contrasts nicely with the melted white chocolate. You could make chocolate brownie cookies or double chocolate cookies.
You could also make ghost cookies with sugar cookie dough if you want. If you want more of a color contrast, add a layer of melted chocolate or chocolate frosting to the sugar cookies. Or sprinkle colored sugar on top of the sugar cookie before baking. Orange sprinkles or sugar would be great for making the perfect Halloween cookie.
The recipe calls for using melted white chocolate to create the ghost. However, you can use candy melts if you prefer. I am not a fan of the flavor of candy melt, so I like using white chocolate. Whatever you prefer is good. And that motto is true when it comes to everything about these ghost chocolate chip cookies. Do you already have a favorite recipe? Use your own chocolate chip cookie dough recipe or keep it simple and bake cookies from store-bought refrigerator dough.
Step by Step With Photos
Add 1 cup melted butter to a large bowl and mix with 1 1/4 brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Stir with a whisk to combine.
Add 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract to the bowl. Mix until combined and the wet ingredients are smooth.
Add 2 1/4 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 teaspoon baking soda to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined.
Stir in 2 cups of chocolate chips.
Once the cookie dough is mixed, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes. If you prefer, it may be chilled overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit when ready to bake the cookies. Use a cookie scoop to make cookie dough balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. The center should look soft and underdone. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Melt 1 cup white chocolate. Place a spoonful in the center of each cookie. Don’t make a perfect circle. Instead, make the melted chocolate blob have wavy edges.
Use a skewer to dip the marshmallow in the melted chocolate, and then place it in the middle of the cookie. Repeat for each cookie.
Let the white chocolate harden and then melt 1/4 cup of chocolate chips. Transfer the melted dark chocolate into a piping bag and snip the end to make a hole. Draw two eyes and an exaggerated O-shaped mouth on each ghost.
These ghost chocolate chip cookies are the perfect treat for Halloween. Kids love dipping the marshmallows in chocolate and making the ghost faces. The toughest thing about this recipe is trying not to eat all the marshmallows, lol. So for your next Halloween party, add these cute ghost chocolate chip cookies for a frighteningly fun treat.
If you’re looking for more Halloween recipes to make, here are a few fun ones to try.
More Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes to Try:
Original Toll House Cookie Recipe
ATK Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ghost Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Piping Bag
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Large bowl
- Whisk
- Cookie Scoop
- Toothpick or Skewer
Ingredients
Cookie Batter
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Topping
- 15 Large Marshmallows
- 1 cup white chocolate chips melted
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chips melted
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the melted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Whisk together until combined.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk again until smooth.
- Add in the flour, baking soda and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
- Pour in the chocolate chips and fold into the batter until evenly distributed.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop 2 inch round balls of dough and drop cookies on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the center is slightly undone.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a bowl in the microwave. Heat for 30 second intervals, stirring in between until melted and smooth.
- Once the cookies have cooled, take a spoon and place a dollop of melted chocolate in the middle of each cookie.
- Let the white chocolate drip slightly from the middle of the cookie, creating a wavy shape of a melted ghost.
- Use a skewer to dip a large marshmallow into the white chocolate, coating it completely. Place the chocolate covered marshmallow in the center of the white chocolate on the cookie.
- Repeat with the rest of the marshmallows and top each cookie with one
- Let the white chocolate harden on the cookies and the marshmallows.
- While that hardens, heat the dark chocolate in the microwave at 30 second intervals until melted and smooth, stirring in between.
- Transfer to a piping bag and snip the end to make a small hole.
- Create 2 black eyes and a ghost like O mouth on the side of each chocolate covered marshmallow to finish making the ghost chocolate chip cookies.
- Let chocolate set again. These are best eaten on the day they are made, but can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
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