Sally-Nightmare Before Christmas Brownies

Sally-Nightmare Before Christmas Brownies

By Erin

Sally-Nightmare Before Christmas Brownies are perfect to make for Halloween or even Christmas! Or anytime really for all the Nightmare Before Christmas Fans! If you need a quick, last minute treat to make for Halloween to wow everyone, then I got you! These Sally- Nightmare Before Christmas Brownies are super easy & quick to put together.😉

Sally-Nightmare Before Christmas Brownies

Sally Brownies Ingredients

1 13×9 premade brownie bars (Sam’s Club or Costco carries this) 4 large egg whites
3 1⁄2 Cups powdered sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 tsp cream of tartar
5 disposable piping bags
Teal, black, pink, yellow gel food coloring, fitted with a number 3 tip 1 container of black cake frosting
1 3in circle cookie cutter

Directions

Using a standing mixer, beat the egg whites, powdered sugar, vanilla, cream of tartar for 5-7 minutes until stiff peaks form

You may need to add in 1⁄2 Cup more of powdered sugar

Divide the icing into 4 bowls

Mix 1 color into each bowl until you get the desired colors you like

Cut 12 circles out of the brownie bar and place onto a cookie sheet

Using whichever color you like, pipe a triangle or some odd shape onto the top of the brownie and fill it in

Repeat the same step with the remaining colors, making sure they touch

Using the black icing bag, pipe black lines over the parts where the colors meet to create sallys “stitching”

Pipe small lines or x over the black lines to create the binding look of Sally’s dress.

Allow the icing to harden.
Squeeze the black frosting into the last piping bag
Pipe a spider anywhere on the top of the brownies

Allow the frosting to harden for a hour before enjoying.

Enjoy!!

More Fun Halloween Treats!

Jack Skellington Cupcakes

Spunky Unicorn Cupcakes

Jack Skellington Cupcakes

Jack Skellington Cupcakes

By Erin

Jack Skellington Cupcakes make for some fun Halloween treats!

Jack Skellington Cupcakes
Jack Skellington Cupcakes

Jack Skellington Face

1 – 8oz white fondant
1 black edible marker with fine tip

Directions
Pinch off 2 tbsp of the white fondant and roll into a ball Place onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper Allow to dry overnight
Using the black marker, draw on Jack’s face
Allow to dry while you make the cupcakes.


Moss Cookie Ingredients and Directions

1 tube of refrigerated sugar cookie dough Moss green gel food coloring
1 container of white frosting

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper

Place the refrigerated dough into a large bowl and mix in about 1 tsp of the moss green gel food coloring into the dough

Scoop about 1 tbsp of the dough onto the cookie sheet
Use a butter knife and press the dough into irregular shapes
Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies have a lightly brown edge Allow to cool completely
Pick out 12 smaller size cookies and set aside. These will be placed on the cupcakes Crumble the remaining cookies into a bowl

Using the frosting container, mix in about 1 tsp of the moss green gel food coloring into the frosting.

Carefully spread a thin layer of the frosting onto the cookie you set aside Sprinkle the crumbled cookie on top and set aside.

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Knott’s Spooky Farm Celebrates the Halloween Season

Knott’s Spooky Farm Celebrates the Halloween Season

By Erin
*We were given media tickets to go and enjoy Knott’s Spooky Farm for purposes of this post. All thoughts and opinions reman my own*
Knott's Spooky Farm at Knott's

Knott’s Spooky Farm is here and it’s time to enjoy the spooktacular Halloween season! This family-friendly Halloween celebration is geared for kids ages 3-11. Families can join in on the ghoulish fun as the park is transformed with themed dĂ©cor and wicked fun around every corner. The fall Season of Fun offers Halloween-themed activities that celebrate the season, including trick-or-treating, a line-up of original shows, pumpkin decorating and the brand-new Calico Carnival Costume Cavalcade. In Ghost Town, little ghouls can trick-or-treat around the town’s shops and buildings to collect sweet treats from the friendly townsfolk. Knott’s Spooky Farm takes place on weekends through October 31st.

We took my niece to Spooky Farm for the first time and she had a blast! She has never gotten to go on rides yet since all the parks were closed the past year and change. Needless to say she LOVED it and now wants to go on ALL the rides.

You can find Charlie Brown, his best friend Snoopy and the beloved PEANUTS Gang celebrating the spooky holiday with their own Halloween costumes at special meet & greets and fun photo encounters throughout Camp Snoopy. Kids ages 3 -11 can participate in a memorable trick-or- treating experience available along Ghost Town’s Main Street and Schoolhouse Road. During trick-or-treating, kids will interact with an array of spooky but friendly shopkeepers as little ones have the opportunity to show off their festive Halloween costumes. In Ghost Town, Stanley Scarecrow has opened the Livery Stable for guests of all ages to get close and personal with the Creepy Critters of Calico.

It was my niece’s first time trick-or-treating, she caught on fast. She wanted to go up to everyone afterwards for more trick-or-treating. At the schoolhouse she was so sweet, she wanted to share her candy with the teacher! But of course… NO EATING is allowed in class! lol *She had a super cute Super Woman costume, but it was very hot out that day, so she didn’t want to wear it.*

Whimsical jack-o-lanterns surround Calico Park as it changes into an enchanting Pumpkin Patch location for families to enjoy the atmosphere of the season with photo ops and crafters. Miniature pumpkins or Halloween cookies can be decorated for a nominal fee. Linus can be spotted at the pumpkin patch, helping little ones pick out their very own perfect pumpkin. Gals and ghouls are in for a treat as new fun Halloween-themed shows are in store with the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre Show at Birdcage Theatre. These peculiar puppeteers will amaze all with a spooky puppet show.

At Camp Snoopy, families can hop aboard the Grand Sierra Railroad, joining Linus in the Pumpkin Patch as he and Sally await the arrival of The Great Pumpkin because Halloween isn’t complete without this timeless tale from the Peanuts Gang. Additionally, The Camp Snoopy Theater is debuting the Great Pumpkin Palooza show, where you’ll get more than a rock as you join Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang for a high-energy music tribute to the best holiday ever, Halloween.

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