Mummy & Ghost Oreo Cookies

And for Caden's class I whipped up some easy Ghost and Mummies.  I loved how they came out!

What You Need:
Oreo Cookies (Orange Cream if you want)
Candy Melts - White (Almond Bark)
Black candy (or Black Modeling Chocolate)

Melt your candy melts in the microwave, mine takes about 1 1/2 minutes to melt nicely (be careful don't burn the chocolate ... done this many times).  Stir with a fork to make smooth. Dip your oreo in the chocolate make sure to cover top and bottom.  I take a fork to take them out and bang off any extra chocolate.  I then took a fork with some white melts to go back and forth to make the bandge look. I took some black modeling chocolate to make eyes and mouths (I did that for only the ghost).  Put in the fridge to hard up and put into treat bags to pass out (I picked mine up at the Dollar Tree).

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Bring on the Pumpkin .. Homemade Pumpkin Oreos

Usually I will pin or save a recipe and it will take me a while to make it.  But when I saw on blog hop Homemade Pumpkin Oreo recipe on The Silly Girl's Life, I had to make them! Now I'm all about the quick and easy so when I made the oreo part I made my really LARGE instead of small little ones.  I was having a pitty me week and even ate TWO of them, yup they had to be promptly taken to the neighbor's house so I would not eat any more!

Ingredients Oreo Cookie
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/2 Cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 Cup vegetable shortening
1 Cup granulated sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 Cup hot water
1/2 Cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a bowl, mix to combine and set aside. Cream together the 1/2 Cup shortening with the granulated sugar with a hand mixer (or stand mixer) on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add in the eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and beat for an additional minute until combined. On low speed, mix in 1/3 the flour mixture and combine thoroughly. Add in the milk and combine. Add in another 1/3 of the flour, mix to combine. Add in the hot water, mix to combine. Finally, add in the remaining flour and thoroughly mix. Use a spatula to scrap down the sides of the bowl between additions.

Place tablespoon sized dollops on to parchment or silicone lined baking sheets. Bake for 8-9 minutes until cookies look set. Place baking sheet on wire rack for 5 minutes to cool. Place cookies directly on wire rack to cool completely.

ALEXIS NOTE: I pipped mine onto a cookie sheet.

Next to make the frosting.

Ingredients

4 oz cream cheese, softened
4 Tbls butter, unsalted, softened
1/4 Cup puree pure pumpkin
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt

While the cookies are cooling, make the filling. Cream together the cream cheese and butter until combined. Add in the remaining ingredients and whip on medium speed for 3 minutes until fluffy. Spread filling evenly on the cookies or use a piping bag. Top with another cookie.

ALEXIS NOTES: I also pipped on the frosting in between the cookies.

To Assemble you take 1 oreo cookie add frosting and top with another cookie.  Make sure your two cookies are about the same size.

 And you place them on a tray and take them out of the house quickly so you don't eat them all .. lol

Super easy recipe and they came out so yummy!!  Enjoy!

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Sweet Tooth Anyone? ... Oreo Stuffed Brownies

A while back I made these super yummy brownies with a surprise inside!  I found a recipe for Oreo Stuffed Brownies on Cook in The Books Blog. I found some peppermint Oreo cookies and a box of Hot Chocolate Brownie mix.  Usually I make my brownie's from scratch but I needed a quick dessert so I went with the box and the flavor was perfect.

Ingredients:

Brownie Mix (Homemade or Box)

Oreo Cookies

(Ingredients to make brownies)

Spray muffin tins well with cooking spray.
Mix up the brownies and drop in enough batter to cover the bottom.
Place oreo cookie on top of batter. 
Cover with more batter. 
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12-15 minutes.

My hot chocolate brownies had a marshmallow mix that I spread on top of each cupcake.  I also used cupcake liners instead of spraying with cooking spray.

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Easter Treats ... Oreo Bunny

And we finish our Easter Treats with these super cute Oreo Bunnies that I found on Inside Brucrew Life.  She did her's on cute Paper Straws with labels.  I did mine with out the straws and added to a cute bag so the kids can take them home if they would like to take them home.

What You need:

Oreo

Wilton Melts (White - I used the Marshmallow flavor)

Wilton Candy Eyes

Heart Shaped Sprinkles (Nose)

Flat Marshmallow (S'More Version)

Corn Syrup

Pink Sprinkles

Bunny Cookie Cutter

Wilton Black Candy Melts Pen

This is a little time consuming but so worth it, they turned out so cute!

Step One:  Twist apart the Oreos.  Flatten one end of the straw.  Put the flattened end inside the Oreo with a little bit of melted CandiQuik.  Place the top cookie back on and let set.

Step Two:  Cut out the ears.  Place the flat marshmallow on the counter and press with the cookie cutter so only one ear is made at a time.  Remove the cookie cutter and use scissors to cut away the rest of the ear.  Go ahead and cut a small part off the bottom at an angle so it will attach to the Oreo better.  I have the steps for this in the next picture.

Step Three: Next you will start dipping the Oreos in the melted CandiQuik.  Make sure you have the candy eyes, pink sprinkle noses, and tweezers very close by.   Dip each Oreo at a time by spooning chocolate over the whole cookie.  Tap off the excess chocolate very gently.  Place the chocolate coated cookie on a wax paper lined tray.  Place the candy eyes on.   Use the tweezers to drop the pink nose on.   Do this right after dipping the cookie in chocolate, so it is still wet enough for the sprinkles and eyes to attach too.

Step Four: Dip the angled end of the marshmallow ears into the chocolate and carefully attach to the top of the cookie.  Finish the rest and let them set up.

Step Five: After the chocolate has completely set up, use the paintbrush to coat the center of each marshmallow ear with corn syrup and then sprinkle with the pink sugar.

Step Six: The next thing you will do is melt the chocolate CandiQuik.  Using a toothpick very carefully draw on whiskers.  Let dry.  Flip the cookies over and attach half of a miniature marshmallow for a tail using the white chocolate. Let set again.  

ALEXIS NOTES: I skipped the paper straws, so step 1 I skipped. I just cut the ears out didn't cut them at the bottom like she did.  I'm all about the easy :). I used Wilton Melts instead of CandiQuik.  While the cookies where wet I attached the ears. I used Wilton Candy Melt Pen for the whiskers.  I skipped the tails also.  Her Step 7 is attach the Tag, Mine was to add them to a bag for the kids to take home.

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