Written on October 22nd, 2008 by Kim
Looking for a fun treat for the upcoming Halloween bash you’ve been invited to? Well there is no easier cookie than this one. All you need is:
- Refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
- Pretzel rods
- Orange chocolate wafers (or you can tint white chocolate)
- Sprinkles
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, form 1 to 1 ½ inch cookie dough balls and insert the pretzel rod. Once you’ve laid it on the cookie sheet, press it out in the shape of the broom bristles. Next, using a fork, press lines in the cookie. Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes (remove from the oven before they brown). Once the cookies have cooled completely, melt your chocolate in a resealable bag, snip a small hole in one corner and pipe on the chocolate. Before the chocolate hardens, dash on your sprinkles. This entire process can be wrapped up in 35 to 40 minutes. Enjoy!
Tags: cookies, halloween treat, pretzels, witch brooms
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Written on September 30th, 2008 by Kim
I had a regular test kitchen going this weekend. As you can imagine, some ideas fail and others come out great. This is one I really enjoyed.
Ingredients:
- Pretzels, small sticks (Tip: Look at your local brands, you want the thinnest pretzel stick you can find so that the chocolate holds it together easily)
- Melting chocolate (I used Wilton’s candy mold chocolate; it melts easily with no clumps)
- Decorating sugars
- Junior Mints
Tools:
Steps:
- Arrange your pretzels (line up and cut with a serrated knife if you want small webs) on wax paper so that you form a small circle with one end
- Place 4-5 chocolate blocks in a resealable bag. Heat it in the microwave for no more than 15 seconds at a time, massaging between, until you have a smooth chocolate to work with
- Snip the corner, no more than a 1/8 inch, of your bag and pipe the chocolate over your pretzels in a web like fashion. End with a chocolate dollop in the center to help hold the small circle together
- Embellish with sprinkles immediately, but wait until the web has cooled for at least 15 minutes before applying your Junior Mint spider (I used the confetti sprinkle for eyes)
Tip: Store your webs in an air tight container if you’re not serving them immediately, otherwise your pretzels will get stale.
And the best part is I can make these dairy and egg free for my youngest son by simply using dairy free chocolate to make the webs and spider. Chocolate sprinkles can be used to give the spider’s body some character and the sprinkle confetti can still be used for the eyes (sprinkles are available with our spooked pumpkin décor). Check out a few more pictures.
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Written on September 25th, 2008 by Kim
One of my favorite fall treats is the caramel apple. I used to buy the sheets of caramel from the grocery store… okay, I still do sometimes, but mostly I melt down my own so that I can decorate the apples with chocolate, nuts and even crushed candy bars. These are dipped in caramel and then rolled in Butterfinger candy bars and finally topped off with drizzled chocolate. As many treats as I make, I can’t eat them all, so I often package them up and give them away. These are best in clear cello bags with a nice ribbon.
Tags: candy apple, carmel apple, halloween favor, halloween treat
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Looking for a fun treat for the upcoming Halloween bash you’ve been invited to? Well there is no easier cookie than this one. All you need is:
