Halloween Candy Craft

[Auntie T]

This is soo cute. What a wonderful treat for neighbors and friends! There are more sweet and spooky ideas at

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The Candy-Filled Pumpkin


A Halloween treat idea from FamilyFun magazine
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http://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Features/recipes/special/0903_pumpkin_bag.jpg Can you keep a secret? It ought to come in handy. Inside this little pumpkin lies a treasure trove of candy. RECIPE INGREDIENTS

2/3 cup of assorted candies, such as candy corn and chocolate kisses
Plastic sandwich bag
10-inch square of orange tissue paper (double layer)
Two 10-inch pieces of raffia
Green pipe cleaner
Pencil

DIRECTIONS

1. Put the candy in the plastic sandwich bag.
2. Place the bag in the center of the doubled tissue paper square. Pull the corners of the tissue together at the top and twist them into a stem.
3. To hold the tissue in place, wrap both pieces of raffia around the base of the stem and knot them.
4. To make the stem tendrils, wrap the ends of the pipe cleaner around a pencil. Twist the center of the curled pipe cleaner around the base of the stem as shown.

[Auntie T]

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We made these witches' fingers cookies last weekend and they were a big hit! Very real looking, and you could add green coloring if you prefer, but I like the flesh-colored look of cookie dough myself!

Very easy!

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spooky-Witches-Fingers/Detail.aspx#nutri-box))

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole almonds
1 (.75 ounce) tube red decorating gel

DIRECTIONS


Combine the butter, sugar, egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer; gradually add the flour, baking powder, and salt, continually beating; refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
Remove dough from refrigerator in small amounts. Scoop 1 heaping teaspoon at a time onto a piece of waxed paper. Use the waxed paper to roll the dough into a thin finger-shaped cookie. Press one almond into one end of each cookie to give the appearance of a long fingernail. Squeeze cookie near the tip and again near the center of each to give the impression of knuckles. You can also cut into the dough with a sharp knife at the same points to help give a more finger-like appearance. Arrange the shaped cookies on the baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are slightly golden in color, 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove the almond from the end of each cookie; squeeze a small amount of red decorating gel into the cavity; replace the almond to cause the gel to ooze out around the tip of the cookie.

[Moderator]

Oooh, those witches' fingers cookies are creepy looking!:D

[Rhonda Dunaway]

Auntie T, I wish I had an aunt like you when I was growing up who would take the time to make creepy, disgusting-looking witch finger cookies! Your nieces and/or nephews are very lucky indeed. And the witch? Obviously not so lucky. Looks like she was stricken by a very nasty fungal infection in her nail beds. :)