Here’s a roundup of five Thanksgiving treats, with how-tos, of course, that Reader’s Digest asked me to make for them. You’ll find instructions for making bite-size turkey sandwich cookies, easy fall marshmallow pops, mini pumpkin cupcakes, fall harvest placecard cookies and Mayflower cupcakes.
Recipe Tuesday: Leftover Halloween Candy Ideas

This post lacks the savory, but perhaps anyone else saddled with hundreds of leftover pieces of Halloween candy might appreciate this collection.
1. Make a Halloween candy pie at Serious Eats, from CakeSpy.
2. Find a bunch of ideas at Real Simple, including Peppermint Patty brownies, Peanut M and Ms and Jelly cookies, and Skittles meringues… Read More ...
Roundup: Scarecrow Treats
Cookie Puzzle
Check out this brainteaser Puzzle Cookie Mould by Mizuguchi Nami, found HERE at novelax. {spotted on atelier 29}… Read More ...
Candy Corn Roundup
But not from me! Skip to my Lou has amassed a fantastic collection of candy corn themed drinks, appetizers, cookies and treats. Find the roundup of candy corn goodness HERE. Shown are candy corn parfaits from Paper Jewels, cookies from Martha, and a candy corn cordial from the Food Network.… Read More ...
Edible Halloween Treat Boxes and Many More Days…
Learn how to make this edible Halloween treat box from gingerbread HERE, created by guest blogger Grin and Bake It for Pink Little Cake‘s “28 Days of Sweet Halloween Ideas” (my dream come true, I think). Need more? Check out these Halloween strawberries by My Creative Way and these Halloween crackers from The Cooking Photographer. And there … Read More ...
Owl Pop Treats
Learn how to make these easy owl pop treats from store-bought goods HERE at Southern Living.… Read More ...
Halloween Treat Roundup: Witches!!
This roundup could be a hundred pages long, but here are some of my favorite witchy Halloween treats:
1. Witch cupcakes from Parents.com.
3.Witch finger shortbread cookies from Le Petit Brioche.
4. Party mix cauldron from Better Homes and Gardens.
5. Witch brooms from Diana’s Desserts.
6. Witch ice … Read More ...
Halloween Carnival
You must check out the details of this Halloween Carnival party compiled by Better Homes and Gardens. Treats galore! This punch bowl comes with a free printable, find tips on making the cake, and you’ll find lots of games and activities. And I love these sweet favors.
Cinnamon Toast Cookies
I’m in love with this idea to make cookies–easily, and with minimal mess, even with the help of little hands, and in animal shapes–from cinnamon sugar toast. Brilliant. Find the how-tos HERE at My Kitchen. The recipe is originally from the magazine, Y3K.… Read More ...
Owl Cookies
Oh how I wish this heat wave would end so I could skip through leaves and make owl cookies. Learn how to make these adorable cookies HERE at Munchkin Munchies.… Read More ...
DIY – Oreo Halloween Bats
We’ve seen mummies and owls and pumpkins. How about bats? Find the how-tos HERE at The Party Animal.… Read More ...
Product Review Ninja Cookie Cutters
Oh. My. Goodness. In the near-infinite cookie cutter options out there, people in poses are surprisingly lacking. (Oh so many past cookie orders of people playing sports, doing yoga and karate… all cut out by hand.) So I’m happy to see the tide turn with these Ninja Men cookie cutters… Read More ...
Halloween Spider Mallomars
Doesn’t it look like this guy has the biggest, sly smile? Learn to make him HERE at Woman’s Day.
[tags]spider, mallomars, cookies, Halloween[/tags]… Read More ...
Cookie Giveaway!! A Brown Bag Cookie “Lunch”
Just had to share with you all a yummy giveaway at my other gig. I’m currently running a cookie giveaway, courtesy of the shop where I worked for nearly a decade, Bundles of Cookies. Just CLICK HERE to enter to win all these cookies, plus, a bonus cookie, decided by you. Just answer the question:







