Graveyard Smash of the Year
Ghouls, ghosts, and frights alike, get ready for the graveyard smash of the year! Halloween is on its way and we have all the spectacularly, spooky treats you need for your next party. Set in the unfinished basement at the Cypress family home in Covington, this spooky party had only the best when it came to food. From cookies and cupcakes to Mummy Pepper Poppers and a Mummy Sand—wich, guests at the frightening party feasted happily on the devilish treats; ones we're sure you’ll enjoy too!
Cupcakes - We cheated, it’s just a box, but the icing we actually made!
Icing:
2 sticks butter, softened
1 Tablespoon milk
¾ cup powdered sugar
Vanilla to taste
Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. Add food coloring and then place in a frosting bag and decorate, add sprinkles, leaves, colored sugar, and fun!
Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients:
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup peanut butter - crunchy!
½ cup butter
1 egg
1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Directions:
Mix sugars, peanut butter, butter, and egg in a large bowl, then add remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
Heat oven to 375 degrees
Shape dough into 1 ¼ inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with crisscross pattern with fork dipped in colored sugar.
Bake 9-10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes, remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.
Iced Sugar Cookies:
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
⅔ cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ cups sifted flour
Frosting:
A light dash of lemon juice (about ½ a teaspoon or so)
¾ cup sifted powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon milk
(Melt butter, combine all ingredients and mix until smooth.)
Directions:
Cream together butter and sugar, add egg, vanilla and then beat in sifted flour. Mix until ingredients are well blended. Chill dough 3 to 4 hours, or until firm but workable.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough on parchment paper and cut with Halloween shapes. Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until barely colored. They can be frosted and decorated or eaten just plain.
Mummy Pepper Poppers
Ingredients:
1 small package of orange, red, and yellow sweet peppers, ready to eat
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1Tablespoon hot sauce
1 can crescent rolls or 1 can crescent sheet dough
Directions:
Cut peppers in half as shown, and remove seeds
Mix together cream cheese, garlic powder, and hot sauce until smooth and creamy
Stuff peppers with cream cheese mixture, then wrap with small strips cut from the crescent dough. I used strips that were about a half-inch wide.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Note: I found some candy eyes in my ‘sparkle and sprinkle’ shelf, so I added those, but they aren’t necessary and don’t contribute to the taste, just the effect, or you could also use stuffed green olives for big scary eyes.
Mummy sand—wich
Ingredients:
1 can crescent roll dough
About 10 slices each of ham or turkey, and cheese.
Stuffed Olives, 2
3 pieces pepperoni
Directions:
Roll out dough on a cookie sheet, stretch out a little and make about 10 cuts down each side leaving room in the center. Place a layer of ham (or turkey) and then a layer of cheese down the center, then wrap the edges in to make your mummy.
Put two pieces of pepperoni to make the ‘eye sockets’ and a piece of pepperoni to make the mouth or tongue to stick out.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Add olives to make eyes.
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