Band-Aid Cookies: A Hilarious and Easy No-Bake Treat

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Anyone who needs a super easy, totally weird, and wildly funny treat is in luck. These Band-Aid Cookies check all the boxes: quick, clever, a little creepy, and guaranteed to get a reaction. Whether you’re planning spooky snacks for Halloween or pulling off a light-hearted prank on April Fool’s Day, this 3-ingredient easy no-bake Halloween snack delivers laughs and gasps in equal measure.

With just vanilla-flavored wafer cookies, white frosting, and strawberry jelly, you’ll have a tray of disturbingly realistic “bandages” ready in 10 minutes flat. They’re kid-approved, party-perfect, and a delightfully gross addition to your Halloween treat table or prank food lineup.

Why You’ll Love Band-Aid Cookies

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Ridiculously easy no-bake treat:
This recipe is no-bake and no-fuss. If you’ve got a spoon, a knife, and a sense of humor, you’re good to go.

Perfect for pranks or parties:
These cookies are an absolute hit for April Fool’s Day snacks, gross-out Halloween treats, or even as part of a silly “Doctor” or first-aid themed birthday party.

Budget-friendly:
With just a few inexpensive ingredients, you can make a big batch for pennies. Even better? One tub of frosting and a small jar of jelly will last for multiple packages of cookies.

Hilariously realistic:
With a little white frosting and a dot of red jelly, these cookies really do look like adhesive bandages… complete with a little blood. They’re the perfect combo of cute and creepy.

Ingredients for Band-Aid Cookies

You only need three simple ingredients:

Vanilla-flavored wafer cookies – The rectangular kind usually resemble the size and shape of real adhesive bandages. Store brands also have the perfect beige tone for this.
White frosting – Any basic vanilla or white frosting will do the trick. You’ll use just a dab for each cookie.
Strawberry jelly – The “blood” for your edible bandages. You can also try raspberry for a darker red hue.

What You’ll Need

Just a couple of kitchen basics:

Spoon – For scooping the jelly.
Butter knife – For spreading the frosting neatly into squares.
Parchment paper or a plate – To work on and serve your cookies.

How to Make Band-Aid Cookies (Step-by-Step)

This might just be the most easy no-bake treat you’ll ever make. Here’s how to do it:

Step 1: Lay Out Your Cookies

Place your wafer cookies on parchment paper or a serving tray. Line them up like a little cookie assembly line.

Step 2: Add the Frosting

Use a butter knife to add a small dab (about ¼ teaspoon) of white frosting in the center of each cookie. Gently spread it into a square, about 1 inch wide. If your wafers have lines, use them as a guide for your square shape.

Step 3: Add the Jelly “Blood”

Now for the gross (and hilarious) part. Take a tiny dot of strawberry jelly, (about one-third the size of a Skittle,) and place it in the center of the frosting square. The goal is to make it look like a drop of blood on a bandage, not a jelly explosion, so a little goes a long way.

Step 4: Serve Immediately

These Halloween treats are best when served fresh. The longer they sit, the more likely the jelly will soften the cookie or frosting. For maximum gross-out impact, serve them next to an open box of real Band-Aids.

Pro Tips for These Easy No-Bake Treats

Don’t prep ahead of time: These easy no-bake treats will get soggy if left sitting for too long. Assemble them right before serving for the best look and texture.
Stick with store-brand wafer cookies: The Great Value brand from Walmart, for example, has a color that closely resembles real Band-Aids, and they’re more budget-friendly.
One batch goes a long way: A little frosting and jelly goes a long way. One average-sized tub of frosting and one small jar of jelly can cover multiple packages of cookies.
No drying time needed: You don’t need to wait for the frosting to set before adding the jelly. That dot of “blood” sticks just fine on freshly frosted cookies.

Fun Ways to Serve Your Band-Aid Cookies

Halloween party tray – Add them to your spooky snack table along with gummy worms and eyeball cupcakes.
April Fool’s prank plate – Serve this edible prank food to unsuspecting family members and enjoy the double-take.
Doctor-themed parties – Kids love a good gross-out moment, and these treats fit right in with doctor kits and toy stethoscopes.
Lunchbox laughs – Add one to your child’s lunchbox on April 1st for a funny little surprise.

Gross, Funny, and Totally Delicious

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Band-Aid Cookies are the kind of edible prank food that make people laugh before they even take a bite. And then they ask for seconds. Whether you’re looking for an easy no-bake Halloween snack or a clever edible prank food, these cookies are a total crowd-pleaser.

They’re quick to make, cheap to assemble, and impossible to ignore. So grab a tub of frosting, a box of cookies, and your silliest sense of humor; because Band-Aid Cookies are gross in the best possible way.

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