Get in the Halloween spirit with spooky treats that kids of all ages will enjoy! These sweet and salty Witches’ Broomsticks are sure to fly off the plate. Have your kids help you roll out the cookie dough into balls or help decorate with icing once they are cool.
To start, you will need:
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 squares (2 oz ea) chocolate bark coating, melted
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1 Cup all-purpose flour
1 tube (4.25 oz ea) red or orange decorator icing
1/4 Cup butter or margarine, softened
1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
16 pretzel rods (8-1/2 inches long)
1/2 Cup firmly packed brown sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour and baking soda in medium bowl.
2. Beat peanut butter, butter/margarine and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add egg and egg yolk. Gradually add flour mixture beating on low speed after each addition until blended. Shape dough into 16 (1-1/4-inch) balls.
3. Place pretzel rods on ungreased baking sheets. Press ball of dough onto end of each pretzel. Press fork firmly into each dough ball to leave indentations resembling broom bristles.
4. Bake 12 minutes. Let brooms cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; move to wire racks to cool completely.
5. Place brooms on wax paper. Spoon melted bark coating only over part where pretzel and cookie join; let stand until firm. Decorate as desired with colored icing.
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Halloween can mean a week full of candy and sugar, starting with school parties and sneaking bites from the candy bowl ahead of time to working through the trick or treat stash. Give your house a healthy Halloween boost with a Berry Scary Shake! If blueberries aren’t a favorite, feel free to substitute whatever fruit or berries you like!
You’ll need:
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup skim milk
1/2 cup lowfat frozen vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup plain fat free yogurt
2 1/2 cups frozen blueberries