These timely treats were in fact not made in my oven. That would be a messy process and these were much easier than that. However, we have been experiencing some unseasonably warm weather here lately, making these treats especially appropriate. Well, actually I guess they would be most appropriate for rainy weather, but I have been craving some cooler, crisper days. Not appreciating our current blue skies and 80 degree temps probably makes me a bit of a witch.
Mom was again in town and we had both seen these on Pinterest, linked from Confessions of Cookbook Queen.
Our witches started as Wilton Candy Melts. A couple quick minutes in the microwave (follow the instructions on the back of the bag) got these good and goopy. We spooned the melted candy onto a cookie sheet covered in freezer paper. We made ours about 2-3 inches in diameter.
Each green circle then got a dot of melted milk chocolate swirled in and then refrigerated.
The brooms were made from halloween taffy and pretzel sticks. The taffy was difficult to work with, so we stuck a half dozen pieces in the microwave for 5 seconds.
Update: The original blog post we followed for this called for Laffy Taffy. We tried using this instead. We found all of our lines melted out of this pretty quickly, so I would not use it again.
We pressed out the taffy into a rectangle and wrapped it around the pretzel stick. The bristles were created using scissors to make indentations. It is a good idea to make several more brooms than you think you might need. We broke several of the pretzels in the assembly process and a broom without its stick is kind of pointless.
The witches hat is made from Oreo cookies and Hershey Kisses. My favorite part was twisting apart and separating the Oreo cookies as we all know that the most satisfying part of eating these cookies is disassembling them! Keep the half of the cookie with the filling part and discard the other part of the cookie. Actually don’t discard the other cookies. If you can’t think of anything to do with them, please feel free to mail them to my house.
Place the cookie filling side down. Dip an unwrapped Kiss in a bit of melted chocolate and stick to the center of the Oreo.
Assembly of the witches is fairly simple. The taffy retains its tackiness and the Oreo filling acts as a glue. Be gentle to prevent breakage.
We used 4×6 inch cellophane bags to package our treats. We secured the tops of the bags with a stapler. Our labels were made using the Cricut. The font came from dafont and was titled “October Crow”. We decorated the bags with small cut outs from the “Mini Monsters” and “A Child’s Year” cartridges. Using an assortment of Halloween scrapbook papers and bakers twine, I don’t think any two packages are the same.
Happy Halloween!
hobbyjunkie 
And a lovely time was had by all! But my brooms kind of melted on the way home, though it never got that warm in the car. You can’t see the cuts for the straw now at all. But they are still cute. I had fun. Love your post.
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