Caramel Apple cupcakes

I meant to put this out before Halloween, however it is still yummy, and so cute!

Ingredients:

1 pkg spice cake mix
2 chopped pealed tart apples

20 caramels
1 cup chopped pecans or toffee bits
3 Tbsp evaporated milk

Directions:

Prepare cake batter according to directions.  Fold in apples.

Fill paper lined muffin pan 2/3 full.

Bake 350* for 18-20 min or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Let cool completely.

In a small saucepan cook the caramels and milk over low heat until smooth.  Spread over cupcakes and sprinkle with pecans or toffee bits while caramel is still warm (I did a little of both).  Insert wooden Popsicle stick in each cupcake. 

Mummy Brownies

I have been wanting to make these little mummy cookies for awhile, but I couldn't find a recipe I liked.  The one I found is soooo good - they are just like brownies - yum!
I think I will use this recipe again soon, so be warned! haha :)

Brownie Roll-Out Cookies
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Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

Whisk together flour, salt and baking powder in small bowl and set aside.
Mix together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and cocoa. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until smooth.
Wrap in plastic and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Roll out cookie dough on lightly floured surface.  Cut with cookie-cutters.

Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 8-11 minutes.  (Mine were kind of thick, so I went about 10 minutes.)

Transfer to wire rack and cool.

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 TBS corn syrup
1 TBS milk

Whisk together, add more powdered sugar or milk until you get the consistancy you want. 

Drizzle over cookies - add candies for eyes - that's it!

Note: I added a couple drops of peppermint extract into half of my glaze - it was really good!

 

Enjoy!

Pita Pizza

My biggest problem with homemade pizza is the dough. I don't really have time or want to make my own dough, and the kind you buy in the refrigerated section, I don't really like, it's always soggy. My friend Kira told me to make pizza using pita bread. I know this has been done forever, and there really isn't a recipe for this, but I just discovered it and thought it was wonderful!! It tasted really yummy and the kids had so much fun making their own pizzas!
Easy and fast!!!
Ingredients:
Pita bread (the pocket-less kind)
pizza sauce or tomato paste (I like Ragu' traditional)
peperoni (you can also buy the mini peperoni which is fun)
green peppers
sliced black olives
shredded mozzarella cheese
onions
chopped pineapple
etc. etc. etc. (whatever you like on a pizza)

Directions:
Heat oven to *350. Spray the bottom of the pita bread, add pizza sauce and decorate with any ingredients that you like. (Make fun faces for a Halloween dinner) Place directly on oven rack (for crispier crust) or place on cookie sheet (for a softer crust) for about 10 min or until melted! DONE!