Surfergal

Candy Frankenstein


http://www.bhg.com/recipes/recipedet...cipeId=R070468

Ingredients
Tiny box of raisins
Origami or wrapping papers (neon green and purple)
Permanent black marking pen
Double-sided adhesive tape
Canned icing
M&M Minis candies (1 red, 2 green)
1 roll Smarties candy
2 neon-green chenille stems
4 Tootsie Flavor Roll Twisties candies
2-1/2x3-inch box of Nerds candy
Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
2 orange Starburst fruit chews
2 5-stick packages of chewing gum

Directions
1. Wrap the raisin box with neon green paper, taping the paper in place. Use the black marking pen to draw facial features on the box front. Use icing to add a red M&M Mini nose and two neck bolts (two Smarties each). Set the head aside.

2. For the arms, use small pieces of chenille stem to twist the Flavor roll Twisties together at the elbows. Slip a length of chenille stem through the top of the boxed candy for the shoulders. Twist one end of the shoulder stem around the top of one arm. Trim the chenille stem and attach the remaining arm. Cut away excess chenille stem.

3. Using the pattern, cut a vest from purple paper to fit around the candy box. Tape the vest in place, then ice green Minis to the front for buttons.

Spooky Cookies
"...Carve scary eyes and mouths in these pumpkin-shape cookies and make them glow with melted candy."


http://www.bhg.com/recipes/recipedet...cipeId=R022660

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1-3/4 cups whole wheat flour
3 ounces yellow or red clear hard candy, finely crushed

Directions
1. Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in sour cream, egg, and vanilla until combined. Beat in all-purpose flour and as much of the whole wheat flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining whole wheat flour with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill about 3 hours or until easy to handle.

2. Roll each half of the dough on a lightly floured surface until 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 6-inch pumpkin shapes with a floured cookie cutter or a knife. Place cutouts on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Cut out eyes, mouths, or noses with hors d?oeuvre cutters or a sharp knife. Use dough scraps to make noses or eyebrows to attach. Score stem and vein marks with a knife. Fill each hole with crushed candy.

3. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Peel off foil. Transfer to wire racks and cool. Makes about 10 cookies.