Candy Corn Sugar Cookies & Mummy Dogs

I know Halloween's come and gone, but I still wanted to share these. We had our usual family dinner on Sunday, but we put a Halloween twist on it. All night long people kept pulling out all sorts of Halloween inspired food creations. We ate a LOT! Here's what I contributed:


Candy Corn Sugar Cookies
1 batch of your favorite sugar cookie dough
yellow and orange food coloring
butter cream frosting

Divide your cookie dough into thirds. Color 1/3 yellow and 1/3 orange. Divide each 1/3 in 1/2, so you have 6 dough balls in all. Chill in fridge for 1-2 hours. When chilled roll each dough ball into a rectangle approximately 9inx4in (doesn't need to be perfect)
Using a pizza cutter, cut each rectangle into thirds lengthwise making 3 long strips.
Place 1 strip yellow, 1 strip orange, and 1 strip white together and press seams together with your finger. (again doesn't have to be perfect)
Using a sharp knife, (I used the edge of a large, thin metal spatula) cut dough into triangles and place on to a cookie sheet.
Bake 6-8 minutes at 350

Make your frosting, color 1/3 yellow, 1/3 orange. Put each color in a plastic baggy, cut a small hole in the corner and go to town.

Sounds like a lot of work, but it really isn't bad at all. And if you want to see some step-by-step pictures click here




Mummy Dogs
1 package little smokies
2 rolls crescent dough like pillsbury

Unroll crescent dough but do not separate into triangles. Using a pizza cutter cut crescent dough into strips. Roll each little smokie up into a strip of dough and bake according to crescent roll package directions. Use mustard for the eyes.

Hobi Pumpkin

Thought I would put in one more pumpkin dish before October comes to an end. My friend who is a health nut gave me this recipe. It is really, really, really good - especially if you like pumpkin, apples, cinnamon, and cream cheese! I have not made it this year, so no picture. Just imagine in your mind a beautiful, little pumpkin full of some of Fall's best flavors with cream cheese and graham crackers on the side waiting to be topped with the deliciousness that is the Hobi Pumpkin!

1 small pie pumpkin, top removed and cleaned
2 c. chopped apples, preferably granny smith
1 c. raisins, (I prefer the golden)
1 c. chopped pecans
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbs lemon juice

Mix all ingredients together and place inside the pumpkin. Top with the pumpkin lid and place in a baking dish. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. When the pumpkin comes out of the oven, let it cool a few minutes before diving in. While cooling, get out the graham crackers and the cream cheese. Spread a graham cracker with the amount of cream cheese just right for you - then go to the pumpkin and scoop out some of the delicous apple goodness along with scrapping the sides of the pumpkin to add some extra goodness to your spoon. Top your graham cracker with the pumpkin applely goodness and enjoy!!

This can be served warm or cold. Usually after a few bites of warm delicousness, I will empty the pumpkin out, scrap the sides of the pumpkin, and mix it all together in a bowl and put it away in the fridge. This is what stops me from eating it all in one sitting. Changes can easily be made to the recipe to reflect your family's tastes.