Ghost Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies (Printable Version)

Soft pumpkin cookies with nutty butter depth and whimsical white chocolate ghost decorations.

# Ingredients:

→ Base Cookies

01 - 1 batch Brown Butter and Maple Chewy Pumpkin Cookies prepared according to Butternut Bakery’s recipe

→ Decoration

02 - 200 g high-quality white chocolate melting wafers
03 - 50 g black candy melts

# Steps:

01 - Prepare brown butter and maple chewy pumpkin cookies following the specified recipe. Bake until edges are set yet centers remain soft. Cool cookies completely on wire racks before proceeding to decoration to prevent melting.
02 - Arrange cooled cookies on parchment paper-lined trays, spacing them adequately to allow for decorating without contact.
03 - Melt white chocolate in 30-second intervals in a microwave, stirring between each until smooth and fluid but not overly thin.
04 - On parchment paper, spoon small dollops of melted white chocolate and use the back of a spoon to gently drag downward, forming elongated, flowing ghost shapes. Repeat until comfortable with motion.
05 - Place a small dollop of melted white chocolate near the top center of each cookie. Using light pressure, drag the back of a spoon downward to form an elongated, natural ghost shape with flowing edges.
06 - Let the white chocolate harden fully at room temperature or refrigerate briefly to speed setting. Avoid adding details before the chocolate solidifies to preserve definition.
07 - Melt black candy melts according to package instructions until smooth. Transfer to a piping bag with a fine tip, cutting a very small opening to control detail application.
08 - Pipe two small dots for eyes and a slightly larger dot or oval for the mouth on each ghost with the melted black candy melts. Work swiftly but carefully as candy melts set quickly.

# Notes:

01 - Use light pressure when shaping white chocolate ghosts to avoid incorporating cookie crumbs which may mar appearance.
02 - Ensure cookies are fully cooled before decorating to prevent chocolate from melting and losing shape.
03 - Melting wafers yield smoother and more consistent chocolate for decoration than standard chocolate chips.
04 - Decorated cookies keep fresh for up to one week stored in a single layer in airtight containers with parchment separators.
05 - Cookies can be baked up to three days in advance and decorated 1–2 days before serving.

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