Halloween Cookies

Treats and desserts are a tradition at Halloween. From Halloween cupcakes to candy, many people will make or enjoy a special concoction on the spooky holiday.http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-recipes/halloween-desserts-cakes/ Halloween cookies are an option for feeding the hungry masses at Halloween parties or at post trick-or-treat gatherings.

To make Halloween cookies, candies can be used to decorate pre-made or home-baked cookies. Sugar cookies are ideal for decorating. Use Halloween colors like black and orange to frost the cookies, then decorate with candies. When making cookies at home, cookie cutters can be found in the shape of Halloween items like bats, ghosts, pumpkins and spiders. These can be used to decorate the cookies to look like those items. To impress and gross-out guests, designs like eyeballs and other ghostly items can be used to prepare Halloween cookies.http://www.wilton.com/ideas/browse.cfm?cel=Halloween&cat=Cookies

There are many different recipes and decorating ideas that can be used to create Halloween cookies.

• Cookies can be store bought, baked using a pre-mixed dough or baked completely from scratch. The method used should be appropriate for individual time constraints.
• Although the traditional Halloween colors are black and orange, many characters that are created use a variety of colors.
• Candies can be used when decorating. Candies should be used in a variety of colors and sizes.http://www.wilton.com/celebrations/Halloween/
• Pastry or decorating bags can be used to write or provide details to cookies such as faces or spider webs. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Halloween-Spiderweb-Cookies-240323
• Sprinkles, colored sugar or stencils are other ways to add a splash of Halloween color.http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/colored-sugar/Detail.aspx
• Experiment with icing, making it thinner. Red icing can be made to "drip" if it is thinned using water or milk. http://www.divinedinnerparty.com/halloween-cookie-recipe.html