How Make the Perfect Halloween Cookies Recipe

Yield Makes approximately 6½ dozen cookies.

Halloween Cookies Ingredients:

½ cup of molasses

½ tsp of baking powder

¾ tsp of salt

¾ pound of unsalted butter (room temperature)

1 tsp of pure vanilla extract

1 ½ tsp of ground ginger

1 ¾ cups of sugar

2 large eggs

2 tsp of ground cinnamon

2 tbsp of baking soda

4 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour

2 types of ready-made icing

Halloween Cookies Ingredients:

1. Mix the ginger, cinnamon, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Sieve the mixture and set it aside.
2. Put the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment. Beat the mixture until it is fluffy (for about 2 minutes). Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula then add the eggs and vanilla separately. Add one egg at a time and mix on medium speed until combined.
3. Add molasses to the mixture and mix on medium speed. When the mixture is combined, add the dry ingredients and mix. Mix on low speed, medium then high until all the ingredients are combined. This takes about 30 seconds.
4. Put the dough on a clean work surface and roll it into four thick logs (1½ inch thick). Wrap them in plastic wrap or parchment and refrigerate them until they become firm (1-2 hours). If you prefer you can roll dough out on the counter and use cookie cutters to make your favorite shapes.
5. Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap the logs and slice them into thick circles. Place the circles on baking sheets lined with parchment. Bake them until they crack on the surface (12-15 minutes). Remove them from the oven and leave them to cool on a cooling rack.
6. When cool, decorate them with the ready-made icing.

These delectable cookies are perfect for those with a sweet tooth. You can even decorate them to look like jack-o-lanterns. Place a #2 tip inside a pastry bag and pipe around the edges to outline the faces on the cookies. Afterwards, fill in the areas with icing. The kids knocking on your door will love their treats and your family will love how they taste. The molasses filling makes a lovely addition to your Halloween treats. If you’ve been searching for the perfect Halloween desserts, your search ends here.

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Which Halloween treats are you giving out this year?

Halloween is a holiday that kids can enjoy to the fullest. Their enjoyment increases manifold when they have accompanying outfits to celebrate the occasion. With Halloween fast approaching, it is the right time to start planning about the costumes. Here are some cute Halloween costume ideas for kids that parents can personalize as you with

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Cute Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids

Pirate-themed Costume

Kids will just love this outfit for their Halloween party. You can prepare a cool pirate-themed costume at home. Collect old black pants, red scarf, gold blouse, eye patch, bandana, pirate’s hook, gold costume jewelry, and black face paint.

Fringe the edges of black pants with scissors and tuck in the blouse. Tie the bandana around your kid’s head and the scarf around his waist. Help him to put on the jewelry, hook, and the eye patch. After that, use the face paint to make beard and missing-tooth. Your kid is now ready to collect his booty!

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Fairy or Circus Acrobat Costume for Girls

Your little girl will love to be a forest fairy or a flamboyant circus girl during the Halloween celebration. For the fairy costume, find out a colorful leotard and tulle. Complete the dressing by adding blooms at the waist and to the headband. Use artificial flowers made of colorful fabrics for this purpose.
On the other hand, a circus costume can be easily made from a leotard with transparent sleeves and a pair of satin pajama pants. Finish the look with sparkly and shimmering embellishments.

Jack & the Beanstalk-themed Costume

Kids love fairy tales and they will adore a Halloween costume based on a fairytale story. Bring the favorite storybook character ‘Jack’ to life this Halloween for your little boy. Make the tunic by cutting two pieces of burlap fabric and stitching them together. Cut the legs from a pair of green tights, stuff them with batting, and stitch their ends together. It will be the beanstalk. Pin it onto the tunic.

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You can decorate the costume further by sticking letters to make the name ‘Jack’ on the chest of the tunic. Poke and twist chenille-stem vines around the stalk. Make bean-shaped cutouts and stick them onto the stalk with hot glue.

Butterfly Costume

Beautifully crafted and colorful wings can turn anyone, especially your little girl, into a dazzling butterfly. The wings can be made at home but you can reduce the labor by buying a pair of felt or transparent wings from a craft store. Combine the wings with plain black pants and top. Give the finishing touch by making a headband with pipe-cleaner antennae.

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These above-mentioned costumes, which can be made easily and quickly, will be perfect for tiny trick-or-treaters this upcoming Halloween!

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