Spook-Tacular & Fang-tastic Recipes!
By Taghreed ‘Odeh, Food Expert
Whether you’re hosting a spooky party, looking for fun family activities, or just wish to get creative in the kitchen, these kid-friendly recipes are sure to delight both young and old alike.
For spook-tacular and fang-tastic recipes, from creepy-crawly snacks to sweet treats with a spooky twist, we’ve got you covered with ideas that will make your party extra special! So, grab your pans, put on your witch’s hat and let’s get cooking!
Healthy Spook-Tacular Cookies
Serves :6 Prep time: 8 minutes Cooking time: 12 minutes
Here’s a classic chocolate cookie recipe with chocolate chips that’s sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. These cookies are rich, chewy and packed with chocolaty goodness!
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ cup candy eyes and sprinkles
Decoration
Eyes made of candy
Smarties
Decoration
- Preheat oven to 175° Celsius and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy
- Add the eggs, one at a time mixing well after each addition, stir in the vanilla
- In a separate bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt)
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix until combined, try not to overmix, stop when all the flour is mixed
- Drop a dollop of cookie dough onto baking sheet, leaving some space between each
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, decorate the cookies with eyes made of candy and smarties
- Transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely
Once cooled, you’ll have a batch of delicious chocolate cookies ready to enjoy. These cookies are perfect for chocolate lovers and are great for sharing with friends and family. Enjoy!
Sausage Mummies
Serves :6 Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time : 10 minutes
Ingredients
6 hot dogs
1 packet ready puff pastry sheets
12 sugar candy eyes
1 tbsp ketchup or mustard
- Preheat the oven to 200 ° Celsius
- Spread the puff pastry into a rectangle shape using flour
- Cut the dough into long strips
- Wrap the strips of dough around each hot dog to look like a bandage on a mummy. Make sure the dough crisscrosses and keep a space at the top for the eyes
- Place the wrapped hot dogs on the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes until the dough is golden brown
- Remove from the oven, use the ketchup or mustard as glue to place the candy eyes on each hot dog
- Leave to cool and serve
Spider Pizza
Serves: 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes
This spider pizza is so good that you’re going to make it again and again. It will be a very good option for your spooky parties too!
Ingredients
Ready Pizza dough (you can get it from a bakery)
Pizza sauce
Pepperoni
Black olives
Green olives
Roasted red peppers
½ cup shredded mozzarella
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 200 ° Celsius
- Stretch the pizza dough rustic styple for a natural irregular shape using flour so it doesn’t stick. Then put in the pizza pan
- Spread the pizza sauce on top of the dough then sprinkle the cheese on top
- Cut the olives in half; use one half as the head of the spider and cut the other into strips for the legs
- Use the pepperoni to create the larger red spiders and cut the red peppers into strips to use as legs for the big red spiders
- You can let your kids help you decorate the spider pizza with you
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until sides are golden in color
- Serve immediately
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