Spooky Halloween Cookies

Oct 30, 2022

When October rolls around I am in full Halloween mode watching everything Horror and Halloween related, so these cookies where the perfect bookend on the month.

Yield/Serving: 20
Prep Time: 15 min.
Cook Time: 13 min.
Difficulty level is: Easy

Ingredients
⦁ 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
⦁ 1 cup dark brown sugar
⦁ 1/3 cup golden brown sugar
⦁ 2 eggs
⦁ 1 egg yolk
⦁ 1 tbsp vanilla extract
⦁ 2 cups all-purpose flour
⦁ 2 tsp baking soda
⦁ 2 tsp baking powder
⦁ 1/2 tsp sea salt
⦁ 2 cups rolled oats
⦁ 1 1/4 cups M&M’s, plus extra
⦁ 1 cup pretzel sticks, crushed
⦁ 200g 70% Dark chocolate chunks
⦁ 1/3 cup butterscotch chips
⦁ Extra M&M’s
⦁ Bloody candy eyes
⦁ Mini candy eyes
⦁ Flake sea salt

Assembly

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line two baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment combine butter, sugars and vanilla extract until combined.
4. Add in eggs one at a time followed by the egg yolk until just combined.
5. In a separate bowl using a whisk combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt and rolled oats.
6. Add to mixture until incorporated followed by the M&M’s, pretzels, chocolate chunks and butter scotch chips.
7. Roll dough into 20 cookies and bake in batches with 3 inches space between each cookie.
8. Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven and add a couple M&M’s along with various candy eyes.
9. Bake for another 3 minutes.
10. Remove from oven and sprinkle with flaked sea salt and let cool on baking sheet for 10 more minutes.
11. Then move to a cooling rack to continue cooling.

Please Enjoy
My thoughts
These cookies were a hit. A perfect combination of salty and sweet and with that Halloween flair. The centre is still chewy with the outside being slightly crispy. Variations of these cookies will be made again and again.

Air Fryer Pulled Pork Taquitos

Oct 14, 2022

Air Fryer Pulled Pork Taquitos – Candy Coated Culinista

Snack time.

Yield/Serving: 6
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cook Time: 8 – 10 min.
Difficulty level is: Easy

Ingredients
⦁ left over pulled pork
⦁ sweet bbq sauce
⦁ shredded cheddar cheese
⦁ small flour tortillas
⦁ avocado
⦁ 1 lime, juiced
⦁ salt, to taste
⦁ black pepper to taste
⦁ salsa

Assembly

1. Set out pulled pork and stir in some bbq sauce.
2. Shred cheese and set aside.
3. Lay out six tortilla shells and place some pulled pork.
4. Sprinkle cheese on top followed by a dollop of salsa.
5. Don’t over fill and roll into a cigar and secure with a toothpick.
6. Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
7. Spray with cooking spray and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Meanwhile prepare guacamole, by mashing avocado, adding salt and pepper and lime juice.
9. Remove toothpicks before serving and dollop guacamole on and serve salsa on the side.

Please Enjoy

My thoughts
This was the perfect lunch two days and it was a great was to use leftover pulled pork. These would also make a great little appetizer.