More Halloween Cookie & Cupcake Decorating Ideas

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As a fairly new tradition, a group of us get together to decorate Halloween Cookies.  These photos are from our 2nd annual gathering.  Above the Wicked Witch of the West is melting into several Cupcakes — They’re made with green frosting, a upside-down Fudge Striped Cookie, a Hershey’s Kiss and orange piped icing.  And the other is what the Wicked Witch of the East must have looked like after the house landed on her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRdZlgcK1qi4QZ2LWrjEb7zzWzp75v_UmOocjyXegasAP0-JlIY1g" title="" width="500" /> </a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">All the professional looking goodies in this post were prepared by our host, Loretta Shaw (a Personal Trainer by day and Creative Baker by night).  She seamlessly prepared the Chocolate Dipped Oreos and Graham Crackers, the White Chocolate Tangerine Bark and the Eyeball, Finger, Hand and Gummy Worm Cupcakes, while the rest of us decorated the Cookies she baked. </div><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/05/db/ac/05dbac3d1ec8f35b0abe201435064677.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://melikedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/halloween-cupcake-decorating-ideas-3-amazing-cupcakes-ideas.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/85/89/d0/8589d0442bcf36bc5b0f59d27cfc60ac.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/d2/40/44/d240445e46b29d3c944e7e41fca921b5.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://doublefunparties.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/clx-spider-cake-recipe-1009-mfjhnc-xl.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.ineedtext.com/FoodBlog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Halloween-Cookies-09-011.JPG" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWo__H9uvgqijPEyLl5b0qtk-z5rJ5qXx2r93L4Spl98zOZ6O9EAPiOrCOcAl3-VqAqOP-O83SSFtDuA8Q0qwMSKvAYib11faOr7R_YRNEiahDfPeiHnZIxvMxV296Rf6MdI7dr27vSA/s1600/sugar+cookies+decorated+royal+icing+halloween+cupcake+frankenstein+count+dracula+skull+mummy.JPG" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://moms.dailybuzz.com/system/images/1e0/f51/c74/e96/044/medium/open-uri20111025-27797-e5ir3f-0.?1319581884" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.pbs.org/food/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2012/10/monster-cupcakes600x337.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.familyspice.com/fs_photos/recipes/witches_fingers/witches_fingers2.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/ed/ba/57/edba5778cf47453950e2aaf12595a9db.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://doublefunparties.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/stenciled-chocolate-cupcakes-recipe-mslo0910-lg.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://hoosierhomemade.com/wp-content/uploads/Halloween-Cupcakes1.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.ineedtext.com/FoodBlog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Halloween-Cookies-09-007.JPG" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1riUKlYVn5sH2ICsF86WX3zRl9KRmfnmHIsWO14cUVMay0V7HXg" title="" width="500" /> </a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As noted in previous posts, decorating holiday Cookies, Cupcakes and Candies is a fun way to spend time with friends.  We have a blast, then get to take home the goodies to our awaiting families, who are much appreciative.  Enjoy the ideas and have your own Cookie party.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Be sure to check back every year, because we 5 Cookies (and another BFF missing from the photo) plan to keep decorating edible Cookies for many years to come.  Loretta (middle) is located in Orange County — If interested in having professional looking (and tasting) goodies prepared for your holiday party, please leave a detailed comment here and we’ll get back to you.  Happy Halloween!</div><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><h3></h3></div>

More Halloween Cookie & Cupcake Decorating Ideas

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Halfway to Halloween Giveaway

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For those of you treasures who are already starting the countdown to Halloween, you know that tomorrow marks a momentous occasion – halfway to the big day!  Here at TYoH, we never need an excuse to celebrate Halloween, but we love a chance to get everyone else in the spirit, so in honor of Halfway to Halloween we’re giving away a Halfway to Halloween Survival Pack. This prize pack includes a bound anthology of Halloween poetry, a Halloween cocktail cookbook, and your choice of spooky set of wine charms or hand-crafted earrings – a little taste of Halloween to keep you in the mood for the next six months!<br /><br />To win, just leave a comment on this post telling us how you plan to celebrate Halfway to Halloween. If you’re strapped for ideas, let our TYoH archive be your guide, whether you’re setting the mood with a little spooky music and poetry, or settling in with a few scary movies (perhaps something from the horror short film vault or our Halloween Guide to Netflix?). Maybe you’re going all out and whipping up some creepy food or cocktails and throwing a Halfway to Halloween bash this weekend, complete with costumes and makeup. However you plan to commemorate this week’s milestone, let us know in the comments and we’ll randomly select one winner for our prize pack. The contest will close at midnight on Monday, May 5. Good luck, and happy haunting!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3729/10609278874_fc430fe9aa_z.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://static.cycloneshockey.com/images/events/5400d36162521.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/projectcain050514.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/Nymphsin/backgrounds/JFrostwallpaper4.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://emcastellan.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/ahr13_webbanner.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t31.0-8/s720x720/1796098_10152466864242081_445492906128103924_o.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://macaronikid.com/media/town/palmbeachgardens/article-735373-1401386207.11" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="https://nilaholden.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/nila-holden_halloween-2.jpg?w=1024&h=682" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwtWqbroxJrwrU0GVbDVFiUAS27OpQRCETKvvgm9Z1UbqaaGQal3MjoM9lq_WRstA3_3zo9Db_XVfliHR1iQD5-ljQkYnr9GC3y5Mvg5pZyZPpqUiM1uIOi4MM6IF9kEoQmXqLv8ZL76d/s1600/Ross+Fall+Fashion.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchpkFxkyteUCgh5CoBl1JtR8004o8uLgW-sEvYEGEp3R3XHvOwu70YhOX4K_plNziRWg7w-ucWaOHQm-Nn4cwGarU9VwuD0myXT8b_GjjDuQchyg4BTV07ZHUW_onOYH8EhsmN-yoyLI/s400/aeasterween.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://cdn.bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ContestBannerNew.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://theyearofhalloween.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/happy-100-days-of-halloween-from-tyoh.jpg?w=900&h=643" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://genbires-networking.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="http://wallpixs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/diy-halloween-costume-ideas-giveaway-closed.jpg" title="" width="500" /></a><br /><h3></h3></div>

Halfway to Halloween Giveaway

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