Graveyard Pudding Cookie Cups have become such a classic Halloween dessert. These individual cups are filled with cookie crumb dirt and a creamy center created with chocolate pudding. Each of them are embellished with a cookie tombstone and candy pumpkin. They would be a great after school treat or holiday party!
Halloween is one of those holidays that is fun to make spooky treats for. If you have a themed dinner my Feet Loaf recipe is definitely worthy! These Monster Peanut Butter Cookie Bars have become a new favorite with my family, but these Caramel Apple Nachos are a close second!
Halloween Treats
One of my first Halloween memories as a class party. This was when schools allowed homemade treats and peanut allergies were far and few between.
My friends mother made a graveyard cake with little cookie tombstones and candy corn pumpkins. She also piped on Cool Whip ghosts with chocolate chip eyes.
All of my classmates and I oohed and awed over her creation.
Here’s What You Will Need for Graveyard Pudding Cups
- Chocolate Pudding
- Oreo Cookies
- Milano Cookies (any flavor)
- Candy Pumpkins
- Googley Eyes
- Clear 8 oz. Cups
- Icing or Piping Bags
- Black Edible Marker
How To Make Graveyard Pudding Cups
- With black frosting (with a small frosting top) or with an edible marker, write RIP on each of the Milano cookies creating a tombstone. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer, whisk together pudding mix and milk together on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Fold in cool whip until well blended.
- Crush Oreos until they are fine crumbs using a food processor.
- Sprinkle 3-4 TBSP of crumbs into the bottom of 6 clear 9 oz. clear plastic cups.
- Press a few googley eyes around the edges between the crumbs and the cup so it looks like they are peaking out.
- Spoon in a layer of pudding on evenly on top.
- Repeat the last three step one more time.
- End the layers by sprinkling more crumbs on top until they almost reach the lip of the cup.
- Firmly insert one cookie tombstone into the center of each pudding cup.
- Gently press in a candy pumpkin beside each tombstone.
- Embellish with gummy worms if desired.
Are you looking for more Halloween recipes? Check out all of my other spooky ideas below!
- Halloween Sugar Cookie Bars
- Cookies and Scream Halloween Cookies
- Frankenstein Cookies
- Mummy Brownies
- Mummy Wrapped Brie recipe by Your Home Based Mom
Graveyard Pudding Cookie Cups Recipe
Graveyard Pudding Cookie Cups
Ingredients
- 5.1 oz Chocolate Instant Pudding Mix
- 3 Cups Milk
- 8 oz Cool Whip
- 24 Oreo Cookies
- 6 Milano Double Chocolate Cookies
- Black Frosting or Black Edible Marker
- 6 Candy Pumpkins
- Googley Eyes
- Gummy Worms
Instructions
- With black frosting (with a small frosting top) or with an edible marker, write RIP on each of the Milano cookies creating a tombstone. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer, whisk together pudding mix and milk together on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Fold in cool whip until well blended.
- Crush Oreos until they are fine crumbs using a food processor.
- Sprinkle 3-4 TBSP of crumbs into the bottom of 6 clear 9 oz. clear plastic cups.
- Press a few googley eyes around the edges between the crumbs and the cup so it looks like they are peaking out.
- Spoon in a layer of pudding on evenly on top.
- Repeat the last three step one more time.
- End the layers by sprinkling more crumbs on top until they almost reach the lip of the cup.
- Firmly insert one cookie tombstone into the center of each pudding cup.
- Gently press in a candy pumpkin beside each tombstone.
- Embellish with gummy worms if desired.
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*Originally posted September 2018 and updated September 2021.
