Recipes

Hot Spiced Cranberry Apple Punch

64 ounces cranberry juice cocktail8 cups apple cider24 ounces thawed frozen lemonade concentrate (do not mix or dilute)4 cinnamon sticks1 whole nutmeg1 teaspoon whole allspice1 teaspoon whole clovesLemon wedges and cranberries for garnish Mix together the cranberry juice, apple cider, and lemonade concentrate in a large soup kettle. Bring to a boil. Wrap the spices [...]

Orange Fizz Punch

2/3 cup TANG Brand Orange Flavor Drink Mix 1 quart (4 cups) cold water 2 cups cold ginger ale 1 pint blackberry sherbet Place drink mix in punch bowl or large plastic or glass pitcher. Add water; stir until drink mix is dissolved. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. 2 Stir in ginger ale when [...]


Wiggle Worm Ice

Fill bottoms of desired Halloween molds with water. Place chewy fruit worms in molds. Freeze till firm. Add enough water to fill molds. Freeze again till firm. When frozen, remove Wiggle-Worm Ice from molds; float ice molds in punch.

Black Halloween Punch

1 envelope unsweetened grape soft drink mix 1 envelope unsweetened orange soft drink mix 2 cups white sugar 3 quarts cold water 1 liter ginger ale To make a frozen hand, wash a disposable glove, fill with water, seal with a rubber band and freeze until hard. Stir together grape soft drink mix, orange soft [...]


Skeleton Punch

2 two liter bottles of orange soda 1 one liter bottle of club soda 1 container of orange sherbet 1 small container of whipped topping marshmallow ghosts, either homemade or purchased (To make, roll out marshmallows, cutting them into small ghost shapes. Sprinkle with some ‘sugar glitter’ – a product used when making wedding cakes [...]

Goblins’ Brew

1 large bottle of cranberry juice (any mix) 1 large bottle of apple juice 1 large bottle of club soda ½ cup sugar grapes & oranges Mix the first three ingredients. With a peeler, shave off some orange worms. Add to the punch with the grapes. You can add additional sugar if the punch is [...]


Vampire Punch

1 large bottle of red grape juice 1 large bottle of Hawaiian Punch 1 large bottle of club soda whole strawberries small rubber bats Mix first three ingredients. Add the strawberries. Decorate punchbowl by attaching bats around the rim. Now, that bites!

Classic Sugar Cookie

1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for [...]

Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies

Use fun Halloween cookie cutters for great Halloween cookies! 1 cup butter 2 cups white sugar 3 eggs 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 10 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder Cream butter or margarine and sugar until light and fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Mix in [...]

Screaming Spice Cookies

These aren’t sugar cookies, but they’re even better! Cookies: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for rolling out dough 1/4 teaspoons baking soda 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter, slightly softened 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup light brown sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract [...]