Witches Broomstick Cookie Recipe

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Yes.... The time has come to start searching for the perfect costumes and start making plans on how your going to keep the kids from getting candy sick! HALLOWEEN IS NEAR! To get things started, I decided to share these adorable Witch's Broomstick Cookies, that I ran across recently, with you. They're super simple to make and a big hit with the kids!!

Makes 20ish cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons cream or milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
20 pretzel rods, about 5 inches long
2 teaspoons butter
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cups white chocolate chips, melted

Directions:

• Heat your oven to 350ºF
• Combine brown sugar, butter, cream & vanilla into a medium sized bowl. Once combined, stir in the flour and salt.

• Mold dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (About 20ish balls is the norm)

• Place pretzel stick onto ungreased cookie sheet & press each dough ball onto the end of your pretzel sticks.

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Make Your Own Middle Eastern Tea Blend

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Grab a parent and get ready to brew your own Middle Eastern tea blend. Just add some Middle Eastern spices to your favorite tea! You can use ANY or ALL of the following ingredients to take your mind to a warmer and much sandier place!

You Will Need:

• Water
• Cooking pot with lid
• Stove (Adult help needed!)
• Loose Ceylon Tea Leaves
• Fine-mesh strainer
• Hot pads
• Tea cups
• Milk
• Sugar
• Teaspoon
• Middle Eastern Spices:
• Cinnamon Sticks
• Cardamom Pods
• Whole Cloves
• Ginger Powder
• Thinly-Sliced Fresh Ginger
• Mint
• Sage

Directions:

• Wash your hands and Grab an adult
• Fill a cooking pot with water.
• Add your spices and heat the water to a boil.
• Remove pot from heat and add your tea to the hot water.
• Place lid on cooking pot.
• Let set for 5 minutes and then strain the liquid into a teapot.
• Serve your Middle Eastern Tea in tea cups.
• (Optional) Add a splash of milk to cool it down & Sugar to taste

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Trick or Treat Halloween Punch

Doesn't this dark and colorful, layered Halloween punch look simply delicious? It would make the perfect addition to any Halloween Party snack table. They really know how to spice up a party over at Spend with Pennies!!

You don't wanna forget to add this recipe to your Halloween plans this year! The kids will LOVE it!

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Turkey-Bacon Tortilla Roll-Ups for Back to School Quick Meal

Turkey-Bacon Tortilla Roll-Ups

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total: 15 mins

Ingredients:

8 slices bacon

Mayonnaise

1 (8-oz) package store-bought guacamole

4 (8-inch) flour tortillas

1/4 lb thinly sliced deli turkey

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (or any shredded cheese)

1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce (optional)

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp; drain.

Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise and guacamole over each tortilla.

Layer turkey, bacon and cheese on each tortilla.

Add lettuce, if desired. Roll up tortillas and cut in half.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe from eMeals.com

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Christmas Eve Gingerbread Maple Cappuccino Recipe

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We may have a white Christmas after all!!

Keep your bones warmed today with this wonderful Gingerbread Maple Cappuccino recipe! 

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Red Velvet Brownie Cookies Recipe + FREE eCookbook: 12 Magical Holiday Cookie Recipes

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Including:  Classic Gingersnaps (pg. 17), Magic Christmas Bars (pg. 19), Snickercake Cookies (pg. 9), Red Velvet Brownie Cookies (pg. 12 & posted below), as well as many more!

Here's the YUMMY YUMMY Recipe for Red Velvet Brownie Cookies, my favorite! I found it in this free ecookbook and my family fell in-love with them pretty quick. There are so many other yummy recipes to try out within “Magical Holiday Cookie Recipes: 12 Easy Christmas Cookies” that will have your kids begging for more, and if you have a man in your life that's anything like mine -- He'll be begging for another cookie too.... standing right beside the kids :)

Red Velvet Brownie Cookies

Makes about 36 Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup softened butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Combine butter and sugar until it's nice and creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time and then add vanilla, vinegar and your food coloring.
3. In a different bowl: mix together the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. Slowly add your flour mixture to the creamy mixture from earlier and mix until well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and refrigerate the dough for an hour or more.
4. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange them onto a baking sheet.
5. Bake the cookies in oven for between 7-9 minutes.

Then after they cool..... It's time to ENJOY some

"Yummy Yummy, in your Tummy"

Red Velvet Brownie Cookies

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HALLOWEEN TREAT: Snack-O-Lanterns Fruit Cups

I've been looking for some new activities, recipes and such to help spice up the holiday's for my daughters. Things have been a bit rough lately and I want  to make sure they have the best Holiday Season yet! 

Snack-O-Lanterns

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I found a super simple recipe that puts a new twist on fruit cups with a Halloween touch. These little guys are fun and festive and kids love 'em! (Grown-ups do too!) Snack-O-Lanterns are perfect for any Halloween themed party and are sure to be a conversation starter. They're also great for a quick festive snack for the kiddo's.

You will need:

Oranges

2 or more fresh fruits of your choice

(strawberries, peaches, mango, etc.)

Sharp kitchen knife

Spoon

Plastic spoons or forks

To make Snack-O-Lanterns you simply:

• Slice the top off of the oranges and hollow them out with a spoon. Do not throw away the top piece.
• Dice a bit of the orange into cubes and set them to the side.
• Dice up the other fruits into cubes as well and mix together with orange cubes. You can also use pre-made fruit cups from the grocery store.
• Carve faces into the oranges to make them look like Jack-O-Lanterns.
• Add the fruit the orange bowl.
• With the knife slice a hole in the center of the top piece and slide the handle of plastic silverware through the hole and place into orange bowl to finish off the Snack-O-Lanterns.

All that's left to do now is serve them and watch as your guests eat 'em up!!! (Of course you'll be eating one too!)

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Homemade Popsicles

Homemade Popsicle Recipes

Looking for a healthy way to cool down this Summer? Try one of these delicious Homemade Popsicle Recipes from eMeals and watch your kids beg for more!

Delicious Orange Banana Smoothie Pops

Ingredients:

• 1 container (7-ounce) Greek yogurt
• 2/3 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
• 2 bananas
• 1-tablespoon lime juice

Directions:

1. Puree one Greek yogurt, thawed orange juice concentrate, bananas, and lime juice in a blender.
2. Pour into your mold of choice. To release pops, dip molds into hot water until pops loosen and slide out. If using cups, peel away paper.

Simple Watermelon Pops

Ingredients:

• 4 cups watermelon, seeds removed, cubed

Directions:

1. Puree Watermelon in a blender.
2. Pour into your choice of mold and freeze until hardened.

All recipes above, among many others, can be found at emeals where you can get monthly meal plans to help you eat healthier and plan better! Tomorrow I'll be sharing a yummy strawberry popsicle recipe with you so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for that one too!

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