Halloween Treats: Scary Ghost Cookies & Witches' Hats

Difficulty: Moderate (Ghosts); Easy (Witches' Hats)
Prep Time: 10 minutes (Ghosts); 5 minutes (Witches' Hats)
Decoration Time: 25 minutes (Ghosts); 15 minutes (Witches' Hats)
Yield: 16 Ghosts; 32 Witches' Hats (flexible)

Recipe courtesy: BrightIdeas.com (Ghosts), Internet (Witches' Hats)

Ingredients

Scary Ghost Cookies:
1 bag TWIX® Brand Caramel Cookie Bars FUN SIZE®
1 bag M&M'S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies Halloween Mini Packs
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup confectioner's suger (powdered sugar)
1 16-oz. container vanilla frosting
10 graham crackers
You'll also need: ground chocolate cookes (any variety to form the "dirt"), wax paper, a sheet pan, a wire rack and a food processor (or a blender)

Witches' Hats:
One package of fudge striped cookies
Peanut butter
Bag of Hershey Kisses
Orange Icing
You'll also need: pastry bag with a small tip for the frosting

Directions

Scary Ghost Cookies:

  1. In a food processor or blender, pulse 10 graham crackers and 1 bag TWIX® Brand Caramel Cookie Bars FUN SIZE® until fine.
  2. Remove the mixtures and put it in a bowl. Add the peanut butter and confectioner's sugar to the bowl and blend together.
  3. Divide the mixture into 16 pieces. Shape each piece into a ghost. If too sticky, add extra confectioner's sugar as necessary. Place the ghosts onto the wax paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  4. Heat the frosting in the microwave for approximately 10-20 seconds, until thinned and looking clightly like whipped cream. Place the ghosts on a wire rack over a sheet pan lined with waxed paper. Spoon the heated frosting over the ghosts until completely coated. If the unused frosting begins firming up, simply reheat it for 5 to 10 seconds. Place 2 M&M'S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies on each ghost for the eyes.
  5. Sprinkle the ground chocolate cookies on a plate like it is "dirt". Nestle the ghosts in the "dirt".

Witches' Hats:

  1. Flip striped cookie over, so stripes face down.
  2. Put a small amount of peanut butter on the bottom of a Hershey’s kiss.
  3. Use the Hershey’s kiss to cover the hole in the cookie.
  4. Using your orange icing, pastry bag, and a small tip, ice around the base of the kiss for the hat band, and draw to small loops for the bow.