Creepy Crunchies

Halloween is the best time of the year! Costumes, candy and creepy crunchies. No trick, these treats not only look fun, they taste good and everyone will love them.

Dem Bones

Basic Short Dough

1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, room temp
1 large egg, room temp
1 cup sugar
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla
2-2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Cream the butter, egg, sugar, almond extract, and vanilla until smooth.

Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt.

Cover the dough or wrap in wax paper (or Saran Wrap) and chill for at least 30 minutes.

Roll a piece of the dough into a long thin cylinder, then roll four small balls of dough.


Put two balls on each end of the cylinder and smooth the dough together.


Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.


Zombie Fingers

Basic Short Dough
Green food coloring
Sliced almonds

Make the Basic Short Dough and add 5-6 drops of green food coloring. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Roll pieces of the dough into “finger”-size lengths (see photo from 28 Oct 2008 post).

Slide a sliced almond into one end and, with a paring knife, make three notches in the dough right below the almond and another three halfway down from those – these make up the knuckles.

Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.


Werewolf Claws

Basic Chocolate Short Dough

1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, room temp
1 large egg, room temp
1 cup sugar
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla
2-1/3 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Shredded coconut
Whole almonds

Cream the butter, egg, sugar, almond extract, and vanilla until smooth.

Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt.

Cover the dough or wrap in wax paper (or Saran Wrap) and chill for at least 30 minutes.

Roll a piece of the dough into a “finger”-sized length.



Roll the fingers in the coconut and then press a whole almond into one end.



Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.

See, it can be creepy crunchy fun for the whole family.

Hey Carmen! She likes it!