3-ingredients to make these adorable (and delicious) Halloween treats — Monster Rice Krispies Treats, Peanut Butter Spider Cookies, Nutter Butter Ghosts, and Witch Finger Pretzels.
Above this text is a quick video overview (1 minute, 30 seconds) of these Halloween Treats. Below each picture is a full recipe! 🙂
MONSTER RICE KRISPIES TREATS
These Monster Halloween Treats have a lot of different options and while they can certainly be more than 3-ingredients, you can definitely go the “minimalist” route and make some cute monster treats with only 3 ingredients.
I chose to use a variety of colored candy melts and ended up using about 1/3rd of each (12 ounce) bag of chocolate. If you do just one color, you’ll use just about the entire bag coating the tops of the Krispie treats. You can also use an assortment of eye candies or just one shape/size.
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- Parchment Paper
- Candy Eyeballs (large, small, or bundle)
- Candy Melts (bright green, orange, or purple)
- Pre-made Rice Krispies Treats
- Sprinkles (green, orange, or purple)
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Rice Krispies Treat Monsters
Equipment
- Sheet pan
Ingredients
- 1 (12-ounce) bag candy melts in your favorite color, or use a variety of colors
- 1 (16-pack) box individually wrapped Rice Krispies Treats or your favorite homemade recipe
- Assorted candy eyeballs
- 3 teaspoons Shortening or vegetable oil, optional
- Colored sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add candy melts to microwave-safe bowls. If using one color, divide it into three equal parts. If using multiple colors, place about 1/3 of each color into separate bowls. Optionally add shortening or oil for easier application of the chocolate to the krispie treats, 1 teaspoon to each 1/3 chocolate candy melts.
- Microwave each bowl in 20-second bursts, stirring vigorously for 10 seconds between each burst until smooth.
- Upwrap Rice Krispies Treats.
- Once chocolate is smooth, dip Krispie Treats in melted chocolate and use a spoon to help spread it over the treat, giving it a ragged “monster” look.
- Working quickly (the melted candy melts harden fast), press on candy eyeballs and sprinkles (if desired). Decorate however you’d like!
- Transfer to the prepared sheet pan and allow chocolate to set at room temperature. Best enjoyed the same day they’re made.
Video
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
PEANUT BUTTER SPIDER COOKIES
These spider cookies are super tasty, simple, and fun! Again, you can make these with three-ingredients, or use a few more ingredients. To stay true to 3-ingredients, I use refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough, which is delicious, but you can also use your favorite peanut butter cookie dough recipe. If you use a different recipe, avoid pressing down the center with the tines of the fork.
The eyeball candies add an extra ingredient, but they’re totally optional. The cookies are still super cute (and delicious) without the eyeballs. You could also use chocolate chips or piped chocolate in place of the eyeball candies.
In case you prefer the convenience of shopping online, you can purchase the ingredients to make these by clicking the links below:
- Parchment Paper
- Candy Eyeballs (large, small, or bundle)
- Miniature Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Resealable plastic bag
Ingredients
- 1 (16.5-ounce) tube peanut butter cookie dough or your favorite homemade peanut butter cookies
- 20 to 24 miniature Reese's peanut butter cups
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- candy eyeballs optional
- 1/2 teaspoon shortening or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Prepare the cookies according to package directions. Remove from oven and transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to slightly cool.
- Unwrap the peanut butter cups and gently press in the center of the cookies. Let harden.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add chocolate chips and vegetable oil or shortening (if desired; it makes the chocolate a little easier to work with!)
- Microwave in 15-second bursts, stirring between each burst for 10 seconds until chocolate is melted and smooth. Transfer melted chocolate to a plastic bag and cut off the very tip of the bag.
- Pipe “spider legs” onto the cookie starting from the Reese's cup going outward.
- If desired, pipe a little melted chocolate on the back of the edible eye candies and press into the Reese's cup.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
NUTTER BUTTER GHOSTS
A few years ago, I made these Mummy Cookies using Milanos. We make them every year and sometimes I switch up the Milanos to use Nutter Butters! I thought it would be fun this year to make a few different versions, and Ghosts were the first thing that came to mind. With pretty much the same ingredients you can make these ghosts AND the mummies at the same time.
Instead of melting chocolate for the ghost eyeballs/mouth, you could also use un-melted chocolate chips.
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Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Resealable plastic bag
Ingredients
- 1 (12-ounce) bag white chocolate chips
- 1 (16-ounce) package Nutter Butter cookies
- 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil or shortening, optional
Instructions
- Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Separate white chocolate into 3 microwave-safe bowls and optionally vegetable oil or shortening to each (not essential, but makes it easier to coat the cookies). Melt one bowl of chocolate at a time in the microwave in 15-second bursts, stirring for 10 seconds between bursts, until melted and smooth.
- Dip Nutter Butter cookies into melted white chocolate, using a spoon to create a ragged shape near the bottom of each cookie. Shake and tap off excess chocolate and smooth it.
- Transfer dipped cookies to the prepared sheet pan and allow to completely set.
- Once set, melt milk chocolate in microwave. Transfer melted chocolate to a plastic bag, cut off the tip, and pipe eyeballs and a mouth onto the cookies. Let harden.
- Enjoy! Best eaten within 1–2 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
WITCH FINGER PRETZELS
These slightly creepy fingers are too much fun to NOT make 🙂 For a different variation, you could use lime green candy melts instead of the dark candy melts I used. You could also dye the almonds black with black gel coloring (See here!). However you make them they go great with these adorable Witch Oreo Truffles!
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“Witch Finger” Pretzels
Equipment
- Sheet pan
Ingredients
- 17 to 18 pretzel rods
- 1 (12-ounce) bag dark green candy melts
- 17 to18 sliced almonds
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil or shortening, optional
Instructions
- Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside. Break pretzel rods so you remove 1/4th of one end. (Snack on those while you make these:))
- Separate green chocolate candy melts into 3 microwave-safe bowls and optionally add vegetable oil or shortening to each bowl (not essential, but makes it easier to coat pretzels). Melt one bowl of chocolate at a time in the microwave in 15-second bursts, stirring vigorously for 10 seconds between bursts, until melted and smooth.
- Dip the ragged end (from breaking) of the pretzel into the melted chocolate and dip about 3/4ths the way down. Use a spoon to cover the amount you want.
- Tap and shake pretzel to smooth the chocolate and remove excess. Place each rod on the prepared sheet pan.
- Add a sliced almond to the tip of each pretzel and allow for pretzel rods to harden at room temperature.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Awesome recipe look so pretty thank you great idea
Thanks so much! 🙂
Merci pour cette recette
So welcome! 🙂
I made these for October “spooky bookclub” and they were so simple yet fun to make! I hit up my local Bulk Foods store to buy the eyes and the melting wafers. Even though it’s grown-up book club, I made enough that the moms can take some home to their kiddos. What a quick and fun and cute idea 🥰
I love that! So happy these were a hit! Thanks Caro! 🙂
So cute and simple. I love these Halloween Treats. I’ll be back for more!
Really cute and easy treat
Thank you! 🙂
Yaaaaaas! It gives me goosebumps to see bloggers come out with their Halloween recipes!!
Yay! 🙂 I’m obsessed with Halloween so be prepared for a lot from this site 🙂
Such great ideas! Bookmarked to make this weekend 😉
you share these with your family and friends.
Thanks! 🙂