Frightfully Easy Ghosts and Cutie Bugs

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Prep 40 min
Total 40 min
Servings 32

There’s no trick to making these treats. Just dip and decorate purchased peanut butter cookies. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated March 2, 2010

Ingredients

oz vanilla-flavored candy coating, cut into pieces

oz chocolate-flavored candy coating, cut into pieces

package (1 lb) peanut-shaped peanut butter-filled sandwich cookies

miniature semisweet chocolate chips (about 2 teaspoons)

regular-size semisweet chocolate chips

small pretzel twists

miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits

Steps

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1

Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. In 2 (1-quart) saucepans, separately melt vanilla candy coating and chocolate candy coating over low heat, stirring each constantly, until smooth.
2

Ghost cookies will be dipped in vanilla coating; bug cookies will be dipped in chocolate coating. Coat and decorate a few cookies at a time as coating sets up quickly. For each ghost or bug, place cookie in coating; lift out with fork, letting excess drip off. Place cookies, coated side up, on cookie sheets.
3

For each ghost, place 2 miniature chocolate chips on each coated cookie to resemble eyes and 1 regular chocolate chip for mouth. Let stand 10 minutes until set.
4

For bugs, cut pretzels into curved pieces for legs. Dip one end of each curved piece in chocolate coating; place 3 legs on each side of each cookie. Cut 2 short pieces for antennae. Dip one end of each pretzel piece in coating; place 2 antennae on top of each cookie. Place 2 candy-coated baking bits near antennae for eyes. Let stand 10 minutes until set.

Expert Tips

Substitute colored candy coating wafers for multicolored cutie bugs.
Brands of candy coating vary in degree of thickness when melted. If the mixture is too thick for dipping, stir in melted shortening, a teaspoon at a time, to thin the mixture.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 160
Calories from Fat: 70

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8g; 12%
Saturated Fat 3 1/2g 17% Trans Fat 1/2g
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 85mg; 3%
Potassium: 65mg; 2%
Total Carbohydrate: 19g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 12g
Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;