First of all, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!  Are you ready for tonight?  Are you ready for an entire day of candy?  My kids get to wear their costumes to school and the whole school does a parade for all the parents.  It’s always fun to see all the different costumes.

I had great plans today to share with you a great last minute Halloween recipe, but somehow life happened and it did not.  So in the spirit of Halloween and the holidays to come I am hoping to give you a head start, unless it is Halloween then it is too late

Have you found yourself with an overabundance of chocolate candy this week?  Ha, Ha!  Here’s a great trick to put that candy to good use.  These cookie bars are filled with all your favorites goodies and are so easy to make- no mixer required.  You could even freeze some of that excess candy {don’t let you kids know . . . } to make these up for Holiday quests or to take to friends; just add the appropriate colored M&Ms on top!

We hope you have a very safe and happy Halloween!

Chopped Candy Cookie Bars

Ingredients

1 cup butter,

Halloween is officially on Thursday, but this past weekend we had a lot of Halloween fun. Every year our church has a Halloween party that includes Trunk-or-Treating. We enjoy a party inside and to end the festivities we go outside and the kids get to trick-or-treat around the cars, hence Trunk-or-Treat. It is always a blast and the kids look forward to it every year. Of course costumes are worn and it is always fun to see everyone’s costumes each year. My three little ones as you can see went as a Black Kitty Cat, a Peacock and a Cowboy.

If you need a quick, fast and easy, super simple treat to take to the office or class party, I’ve got you covered.  These pumpkin Spice Krispie Bars are all dressed up for Fall, but just as easy as ever.

I’ve seen some recipes for pumpkin spice rice krispie bars floating around that sound pretty yummy – they involve pumpkin puree in your mix and I thought I might give them a try.  Then I was at the grocery store and saw these pumpkin spice marshmallows . . . seemed too easy, but why not?

I used the original Rice

The Bewitching Hour is right around the corner.  If you’re still looking for last minute inspiration, we thought we’d help you brew up something special – whether it’s a treat to take to the little goblins at school, or grub for your ghoulish guests, you’re sure to find some spooktacular ideas from our fendish files to make this Halloween a real treat!

First, free printables for gifting:  school parties, hostess gifts, party favors, and tempting treats.

• Eat / Drink: I Dare You {free} Halloween Printables
• Eat Drink and be SCARY {free printable}
• Frankenstein Rice Krispie Sticks
• Monster Munch Mix and