Making a Halloween gift basket?!
Answers: Does anyone have any ideas or recipes for Halloween baked goods? I'm looking for decorating tips on making Halloween themed cookies, brownies, anything else, etc. Plus, would it be a good idea to put these items in a woven basket (like those Easter baskets type of thing), tie it with black and orange ribbons, and wrap it in clear wrap? Any help appreciated.
Go to kraftfoods.com they have an entire section devoted to Halloween.
My sister has a party every year and I always make something. One of the things this year I am making is a strawberry ghost. You dip the berry in white chocolate and use brown chocolate for the eyes. Cute.
Go to Martha Stewart.com, she has a great selection of crafty ideas, and recipes for every holiday.
Pumpkin Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 cup 100% Pure Pumpkin
1/3 cup brown sugar blend (such as SPLENDA)
1 large egg
2 large egg whites
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Spray 8- or 9-inch-square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
COMBINE pumpkin, sugar blend, egg, egg whites and oil in large mixer bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add flour, baking powder, cocoa, cinnamon, allspice, salt and nutmeg. Beat on low speed until batter is smooth. Stir in morsels. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
BAKE for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into 2-inch squares.
Halloween Sand Tarts
1 cup butter
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 1/2 to 4 cups flour
bag of almond slivers
cinnamon
Directions Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until fluffy. Mix dry ingredients together and beat into batter until a soft dough forms. Refrigerate several hours.
Roll dough very thin and cut into little ghostly triangle shapes. Brush each cookie top with egg whites and add two tiny almond slivers for eyes then sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes on greased cookie sheets. Makes 4 or 5 dozen cookies.
A yummy Halloween tradition!
kraftfoods.com they have a lot of ideas there