Halloween cookies!

I bought some new cookie cutters and wanted to give them a try.

Sugar Cookies:

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup butter (creamed)

1 cup sour cream

Combine & beat until creamy. Add 6 1/2 cups flour and 2 tsp. baking soda, and 1 tsp. salt. Mix well. Roll out on floured counter 1/2 inch thick. Or place between sheets of parchment paper roll out, freeze for 20 minutes, then cut shapes out and put on cookie sheet. (This method will keep you from having to use so much flour which makes your cookies taste like flour :)   Bake for 10 min. @ 350.

Cream cheese frosting: 8 oz. softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar.

Love this cute little witch with her cauldron and broom.

She has a boyfriend now.

I made some plates for the ladies I visit teach at church.

I had a lot of fun making these tags to go with Halloween treats! Patti and I have been into collecting Washi tape lately and when we found these Halloween ones we couldn't wait to make some tags. 

I cut out the tag shape using my cricut. I used my Happy Hauntings Cartridge to cut out the witch, "spooky", "eek", "boo", spider, fence, and the spider web. I also used stickers and googly eyes. 

My favorite caldron stew: a little bone broth and a really cute monster!

Sheep Cupcakes

I taught a lesson today at church about how we can learn to be true shepherds and feed His sheep.

I always like to bring a treat whenever I teach, mostly to distract from my not so good lessons ;) 

Is it weird that I chose to literally feed them sheep?! Probably, but I couldn't think of something better or more yummy. 

Too Much Chocolate Cake from Allrecipes.com:

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips 

Raspberry filling
16 oz. frozen raspberries thawed
1/3 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Drain raspberries, reserving liquid. Add enough water to liquid to equal 1 1/4 cups. In large saucepan, combine liquid, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice; mix well. Heat and stir until mixtures boils and thickens. Cool completely. Stir thawed raspberries into cool mixture.

Cream cheese frosting: (8 oz. cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter, 1 tsp. butter, and 3 1/2-4 cups powdered sugar)

I used a small star tip to pipe on the sheep wool in small circles, a chocolate melt for his face, and chocolate chips for his ears.

My friend sent me this pic. I included it here because this is the handout I used to go along with the sheep.

I love Halloween!

I love it when my kids are assigned class snack the month of October. 

Mummy juice boxes

It's fun how a little bit of duct tape and googly eyes can bring a juice box to life!! 

We found these pretzel bags at Target and thought they would be a fun healthy snack. We added some to go peanut butter and carrot sticks. I love peanut butter and carrots. 

I also found these cute monster cups at Target to put everything in.

Happy Halloween friends!