Some of my favorite childhood memories happened around my grandma’s kitchen table.
My grandma was a crafter, a baker, and even decorated wedding cakes. She was always making something, and when birthdays or holidays rolled around, you could pretty much guarantee there would be a fun cake, homemade treat, or craft involved.
I have so many wonderful memories of making things alongside her, and now that I have kids of my own, I love that I’ve carried a little bit of that tradition with me. There’s just something special about sitting down together, getting a little messy, and creating something simply because it’s fun.
That’s exactly why I love these easy mummy cookies. They’re festive, slightly spooky, incredibly simple, and a Halloween treat the kids can actually help make. And because you can start with premade cookies, there’s no need to spend an entire afternoon in the kitchen.
What Will You Find in This Halloween Treat Idea?
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A super simple mummy cookie recipe using just three ingredients
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Step-by-step instructions for creating the marshmallow mummy wrap
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An easy Halloween activity to make with kids
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A fun way to serve your mummy cookies for a Halloween party or movie night
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A few ideas for making this easy Halloween dessert your own
What Do You Need to Make Easy Mummy Cookies?
One of the best parts about these Halloween mummy cookies is how little you need to make them.
Ingredients:
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24 premade cookies or your favorite homemade cookies
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½ bag of marshmallows
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Candy eyeballs
That’s it!
You can use just about any cookie you love. Chocolate cookies create a fun contrast against the white marshmallow "bandages," but chocolate chip, peanut butter, sugar cookies, or another family favorite will work too.
How Do You Make Marshmallow Mummy Cookies?
Step 1: Start with 24 baked cookies and allow them to cool completely if you're making them from scratch.
Step 2: Place half a bag of marshmallows in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for approximately one minute.
Step 3: Carefully stir the melted marshmallows until they're gooey and stretchy.
Step 4: Grab a small amount of melted marshmallow between two fingers and gently pull your fingers apart to create thin strands.
Step 5: Stretch and drape the marshmallow strands back and forth over each cookie. Don't worry about making them perfect—the messier and more uneven the "bandages," the better your little mummies look.
Step 6: Add candy eyeballs while the marshmallow is still sticky.
And just like that, you have a tray full of little mummy cookies ready for Halloween.
A quick tip: Melted marshmallow can be hot, so this is one step where an adult may want to handle the initial stretching before letting little helpers take over once it's cool enough to safely touch.
Why Is This Such a Fun Halloween Treat to Make With Kids?
I think the best kids' holiday activities are the ones where perfection isn't really the goal.
Every mummy cookie can look completely different. Give one giant eyes. Make another extra wrapped. Let the marshmallow go everywhere. They're mummies... they're supposed to be a little messy!
It's the kind of easy Halloween activity that gives everyone a chance to get involved without requiring a long list of ingredients or complicated decorating skills. And those are usually the traditions kids remember most anyway.
It reminds me so much of making treats and crafts with my grandma. I may not remember every single thing we made together, but I absolutely remember how much fun I had making them with her. I hope these simple afternoons in the kitchen become those same kinds of memories for my kiddos someday.
How Can You Serve Mummy Cookies for Halloween?
Of course, once we made a batch of mummy cookies, they needed an appropriately spooky place to hang out.
We piled ours into a Mummy Bowl from Decor Steals, and I love how the cookies themselves become part of the Halloween decor.
Set the bowl on a kitchen island for an after-school surprise, add it to a Halloween party dessert table, or bring it into the living room for a family Halloween movie night. You could even surround it with pumpkins, flameless candles, old books, or other collected Halloween decor to create an easy spooky-season display.
It's one of my favorite kinds of home decor... something that's fun to style but can actually be used, too.
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Whether you're making mummy cookies with the kids, decorating the house for spooky season, or doing a little bit of both, Halloween is a good excuse to create something fun together.
And for me, that's really what traditions like this are about. My grandma probably never realized that all those afternoons spent baking and crafting together would stay with me decades later... or that someday I'd be doing the same kinds of things with my own kids.
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