• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
That Recipe
  • Recipes
  • Members
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Members
  • Subscribe
  • follow the fun

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • Members
    • Subscribe
  • follow the fun

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • Γ—
    • almond ricotta pie topped with strawberry sauce
      Almond Ricotta Pie: Rich Creamy Italian Dessert
    • close up of a bowl of chili with beans. topped with cheese.
      Wendy's Chili Copycat: Meaty Two Bean Chili
    • shrimp and white beans on a plate
      Discover the Deliciousness of Shrimp Oreganata
    • top down view of shrimp spinach frittata topped with avocado
      Shrimp and Spinach Frittata Easy One Pan Meal
    • chicken and broccoli stir fry
      Easy Healthy Chicken and Broccoli Skillet
    • bowl of cocktail wieners in sauce
      Sweet and Spicy Cocktail Wieners
    • Welsh cakes (cookies) on a plate
      Welsh Cakes A Unique and Easy Dessert!
    • eggnog biscotti and a cup of coffee
      Eggnog Biscotti: Crunchy Holiday Treat
    • Southern Tea Cakes on a plate
      Southern Tea Cakes: Tender Tangy Treats
    • collage of no bake treats
      No Bake Recipes to sell at Bake Sales
    • mixed pickles on a plate with a sandwich
      Hot Mixed Pickles Recipe - Spice Up Your Pickling Game
    • spinach mushroom pierogi casserole on a plate
      Spinach Mushroom Pierogi Casserole is an Easy Cheesy Dish
    Home Β» Recipes Β» Cookies

    This site contains affiliate links to various websites, including Amazon.com. read more

    Witch Broom Cookies Make a Fun Halloween Treat

    Published: Oct 2, 2014 Β· Modified: Nov 5, 2024 by Audrey Β· This post may contain affiliate links.

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
    Easy Peanut Butter Witch Broom cookies are a delightful Halloween treat. A delicious combination of peanut butter cookies, pretzels and chocolate.

    Peanut Butter Witch Broom Cookies are an easy and adorable Halloween treat. Simple peanut butter cookies with a pretzel for the handle and decorated with melted chocolate.

    Halloween cookies with text overlay "peanut butter witch broom cookies"

    How cute are these Witch Broom Cookies?! And they are so easy to make with just a few simple ingredients.

    The only things you need to be careful about is not overbaking the cookies and letting them cool for a little bit before removing from the pan to the cooling racks. The first one crumbled when I moved it too soon. It still tasted good. πŸ™‚

    Ingredients for Witch Broom Cookies and Alternatives

    I used my favorite three ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe for the base:

    • peanut butter (use any nut or seed butter you prefer)
    • sugar (or a sugar free baking substitute)
    • egg (egg substitute can also be used)

    Since there is no flour in the cookie dough, these can easily be gluten free with the use of gluten free pretzel sticks.

    If you have peanut or egg allergies don't fret. Use the Egg Free Sugar Cookie recipe instead.

    For the decorations use chocolate chips and white chocolate chips (with a few drops of food coloring) or candy melts.

    Halloween cookies with text overlay "peanut butter witch broom cookies"

    Recipe

    Print Recipe Pin Recipe

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup peanut butter
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 24 pretzel sticks (gluten free if desired)
    • ΒΌ cup chocolate chips
    • ΒΌ cup peanut butter chips (butterscotch or white chocolate or orange candy melts can be used)
    • orange food coloring

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375Β°F
    • Mix peanut butter, sugar and egg together until smooth. Divide into 24 balls.
    • Stick a pretzel rod into each ball. Place pretzel flat on cookie sheet and shape the cookie dough into a triangle. The pretzel should be at least half way to the bottom of the broom.
    • Use a fork to make broom bristles.
    • Bake at 375Β°F until done, about 5-7 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before moving to cooling racks to prevent cookie falling apart.
    • Melt chocolate chips in microwave (approximately 30-45 seconds). Smear a bit of chocolate where the cookie and pretzel meet.
    • Melt peanut butter chips in microwave (approximately 30-45 seconds) and add a few drops of orange food coloring. Drizzle on the pretzel for decoration.

    More Halloween Recipes

    chicken breast cut into a hand on a plate of tomato sauce with text overlay "creepy monster hands"
    Monster Hands (chicken parmesan)
    cream cheese wonton bats on a blate
    Cream Cheese Wonton Bats
    homemade candy corn overflowing a container with text overlay "homemade candy corn"
    Homemade Candy Corn

    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

    More Cookies

    • peanut butter dream bars stacked on a plate
      Peanut Butter Dream Bars: Copycat Mrs. Field's Recipe
    • Cookies with a light green glaze on a plate with text overlay Tortitas de Santa Clara
      Tortitas de Santa Clara Mexican Pepita Glazed Cookies
    • Lemon cranberry cookies on a plate (English Easter biscuits)
      English Easter Biscuits Sunny Lemon Cranberry Cookies
    • honey lace cookies on a plate
      Honey Lace Cookies: Crispy Golden Cookies

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sandra

      October 02, 2014 at 7:10 am

      How creative is this! I'm so excited to be baking with the group, lots of great recipes being shared.

      Reply
    2. Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade

      October 02, 2014 at 8:15 am

      Audrey I LOVE that you made these cookies into brooms. Adorable

      Reply
    3. Kris ~ Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies

      October 02, 2014 at 8:46 am

      I love these cookies! I made them last year and they were such a hit πŸ™‚

      Reply
    4. Cindys Recipes and Writings

      October 02, 2014 at 3:14 pm

      Very cute! These peanut butter brooms are perfect for a Halloween party!

      Reply
    5. Joanne/WineLady Cooks

      October 03, 2014 at 12:49 pm

      How cute, and so festive. I love the easy recipe too. My grandson would love these.

      Reply
    6. Mommy's Kitchen

      October 04, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Witches Broom Fantastic !!! Definitely trying them for the kids Halloween party !!
      They look so yummy, that's what I love about cooking creativity in the making !

      Reply
    7. Olga

      October 04, 2014 at 11:43 am

      It is so adorable! I love it. I think I could try to prepare this recipe, but I am not sure it will be as good as yours #ibabloggers

      Reply
    8. Anna

      October 04, 2014 at 11:57 am

      OMG these cookies are WITCHin'!
      SO cute! Pinning!

      πŸ™‚ Anna

      Reply
    9. Marlys (This and That)

      October 04, 2014 at 2:23 pm

      I love these.. so cute and perfect for this month's theme.

      Reply
    10. Heather @ Join Us, Pull up a Chair

      October 04, 2014 at 4:59 pm

      I was thinking about making these this month. They're look great! I might need to make them for my daughter's friends for a halloween party.

      Reply
    11. Natasha in Oz

      October 09, 2014 at 10:11 pm

      G'day from Oz! Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Say G’day Saturday Linky Party. I’ve just shared this on Pinterest/Facebook/Twitter.

      Hope you can link up with us again this Saturday!

      Best wishes,
      Natasha in Oz

      Reply
    12. Lou Lou Girls

      October 13, 2014 at 11:00 am

      They are stinkin cute! Pinned. Lou Lou Girls

      Reply
    13. christine

      October 15, 2014 at 4:10 am

      Hello, I wanted to come by and thank you for linking this w/ us at The Wednesday Roundup last week. I have chosen it as my personal feature pick! They are so cute, I couldn't resist them! Congrats. I hope you'll come back to the party this week! http://foodyschmoodyblog.com/wednesday-roundup-week-47/
      Oh and I'm so glad you give reference to an egg/peanut free sugar cookie, my daughter has both egg and peanut allergies and I'm always looking for new recipes so double win for me!!!

      Reply
    14. Erlene

      September 07, 2015 at 10:27 am

      This is so cute! Love the look of this cookie for Halloween. Thanks for sharing it on the Spooktacular Halloween Link Party. Pinned.

      Reply
    15. Kim~madeinaday

      October 01, 2015 at 6:39 am

      How cute are these! Stopping by to let you know I am featuring your cookies at this week Halloween Spooktacular Linky Party! Thank so much for linking up! Have a great week!
      Kim

      Reply
    16. Colleen

      September 30, 2016 at 5:40 am

      How fun!!!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        October 09, 2016 at 7:16 pm

        Thanks, I love how they came out

    17. Cathy Lawdanski

      October 03, 2016 at 4:41 pm

      These are as cute as cute can be and look super easy to do. Thanks for sharing with #overthemoon

      Reply
    18. Cathy Lawdanski

      October 06, 2016 at 7:18 am

      Hi Audrey! I chose this post as my featured pick for this week's Over the Moon Link party. Look for it when we go live on Sunday at 5 pm. CST!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        October 09, 2016 at 7:14 pm

        Thanks, Cathy! I see you are no longer hosting. I will have to keep an eye out for your next ventures.

    19. Hil

      October 16, 2016 at 4:11 pm

      Yummy!! These look amazing. Thanks for sharing at #anythinghalloween. I tweeted and pinned it πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Audrey

        October 16, 2016 at 6:50 pm

        Thanks, Hil!

    20. Wendy Klik

      October 20, 2016 at 8:39 pm

      Adorable. I just joined Fill the Cookie Jar, so excited.

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    audrey humaciu in kitchen

    Welcome, I'm Audrey, an avid "maker" that believes home made is better.

    Whether it's cooking, crafting, gardening, home dΓ©cor, even blog design, I love getting my hands dirty and trying new things... even if I make a mess in the process.

    learn more -->

    Spring Favorites

    • glasses of lemon blueberry punch with text overlay "sparkling lemon blueberry mocktail"
    • bowl of carrot soup
    • strawberry spinach salad in a bowl
    • square cake topped with fresh strawberries and fresh lavender blossoms

    See more Spring Recipes β†’

    Member Only Content

    Get access to members only content for FREE!

    collage of recipe guides

    Join today

    * indicates required

    /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */

    Intuit Mailchimp

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy/Disclosures
    • Cookie Notice
    • Copyright Notice

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact
    • Work with me

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright Β© 2025 ThatRecipe

    130 shares
    Manage Cookie Consent
    We use cookies to optimize our website and our service.
    Functional Always active
    The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
    Preferences
    The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
    Statistics
    The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
    Marketing
    The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
    Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
    Preferences
    {title} {title} {title}