Marshmallow Ghost Cookies

These Marshmallow Ghost Cookies are the perfect spooky, cute, and fun Halloween treat. Made from a chewy chocolate chip cookie, melted chocolate ghost gown, and topped with a marshmallow ghost face. Not only are they adorable, but they are simple enough to let the kids help make them, making them a festive addition to any Halloween movie watch night or Halloween party.

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This marshmallow ghost cookie recipe is incredibly simple to make. With store-bought cookie dough and quick tricks on making the ghost, these cookies come together in minutes.

Why You’ll Love these Cookies

• Kid-friendly: Easy enough for children to decorate on their own.
• Festive & fun: Perfect for Halloween parties, bake sales, or a school treat.
• Customizable: Try different flavored cookies or drizzle extra melted chocolate over the marshmallow for added flair.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• pre-baked chocolate chip cookies – cooled and ready to decorate
• bright white chocolate melts
• vegetable shortening
• marshmallows
• black food safe marker with a writing tip

Equipment You Might Need

Parchment-lined baking sheet

Spoon

How to Make these Cookies

Bake or Prep the Cookies – Start with a batch of your favorite chocolate chip cookies. Let them cool completely before decorating.

Prep Marshmallows – Draw ghost faces onto marshmallows.

Melt the Chocolate – Using a small glass bowl, melt the chocolate. Start out by heating it for one minute, and stir until smooth. If needed, add up to 30 more seconds in the microwave, but not more than that. Stir until Smooth

Thin the chocolate – Use a small amount of vegetable shortening to thin the chocolate and make it runny, allowing it to spread easily.

Make the Ghost Gown – Melt your chocolate and spoon a small circle onto the center of each cookie. Using the back of a spoon, spread the mixture slightly to resemble a ghostly gown.

Place the Ghost Head – While the chocolate is still melted, place one marshmallow on top of the melted chocolate before it hardens.

Serve & Enjoy – Arrange your marshmallow ghost cookies on a platter and enjoy.

Expert Tips

Don’t overheat the chocolate, or it will get too thick. If that happens, thin it out with more vegetable shortening.

Variations

Different Cookie Bases – Swap out chocolate chip cookies for sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, or double chocolate cookies. Each one gives the ghosts a new flavor and look.

Frosting Instead of Chocolate – Spread vanilla buttercream or cream cheese frosting in the center of the cookie as the “gown” instead of melted chocolate.

Spooky Faces – Switch up the expressions by drawing smiles, frowns, or even surprised faces with the edible marker.

Add Candy Decorations – Stick on candy eyes, sprinkle “ghost dust” (sparkly sanding sugar), or drizzle with extra chocolate for more detail.

Marshmallow Ghosts – Dip marshmallows in melted chocolate before placing them on the cookie for an extra sweet and spooky effect.

What to Serve With?

Drinks – Halloween Punch like Bat Brew, Jack-O-Lantern Drinks for Kids, Kid-Friendly Vampire Drinks, Monster Mash Halloween Punch

Hot Chocolate – Make some slow cooker hot chocolate and top with spooky frozen marshmallow toppers

Savory Snacks – Like Witch Finger Soft Pretzels, Ghost Popcorn Treats, Skeleton Hand Popcorn Treats

Spooky Good Treats – Candy Poison Apples, Halloween Candy Bark

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Storing

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature

Serving Size

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