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Marshmallow Witches Recipe

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Get ready for an assembly line, because these no-bake marshmallow witches are easy to prepare, and kids will love helping. They're perfect for gatherings because a dozen can be put together in just 30 minutes. Or whip up an extra batch, put them in plastic wrap, and tie with curly orange or black ribbon for festive party favors. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Marshmallow Witches Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup vanilla frosting, divided
36 miniature semisweet chocolate chips
12 large marshmallows
1 drop each green, red and yellow food coloring, optional
1/4 cup flaked coconut
12 chocolate wafers
12 miniature peanut butter cups
12 milk chocolate kisses

Directions

For the face of each witch, place a dab of frosting on the bottom of three chocolate chips; press two for eyes and one for nose onto each marshmallow.
For hair, combine green food coloring and a drop of water in a small resealable plastic bag; add coconut and shake well. Spread a small amount of frosting on sides of marshmallows; press coconut hair into frosting. Place 3 tablespoons of frosting in a small heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; tint orange with red and yellow food coloring. Set aside.
For hats, spread some of the remaining frosting in the center of chocolate wafers; press peanut butter cups upside down into frosting. Lightly spread bottoms of chocolate kisses with frosting; place on peanut butter cups. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert a small star tip. Fill the bag with frosting and pipe stars around the base of each peanut butter cup. Secure a hat to each witch with a dab of frosting. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 121 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 69 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Marshmallow Witches in Quick Cooking September/October 2005, p16

Devilish Decorations

A slew of simple spooky decorations can set a spirited mood at your Halloween party. In addition to pumpkins and balloons, try these tricks.

With a black marker, draw ghostly eyes and mouths on old white sheets. Drape over the bristle ends of brooms and prop up against walls.

Cut out shapes of bats from black construction paper and suspend them from the ceiling with black thread and tape.

For an eerie glow, replace some of your regular lightbulbs with green or orange bulbs, which can be found at hardware and party supply stores.

Greet guests with spooky sounds from a purchased cassette or compact disc.

Pick up a bag of spider webbing from a party supply store. Place in corners throughout the house and attach black plastic spiders. Also scatter spiders on tables, mantels and counters.

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Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by melallred

I made these witches for a fall festival @ a daycare...they were a big hit. I had a great time making them...maybe I got lucky and had a good bag of marshmellows, but I did not have a problem with them standing up...I used a small knife to put icing on each side and rolled the marshmello in the coconut, it stayed on great! I will definetley make these again and again.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by joycedavis

All marshmallows are NOT created equal and are not perfect squares. I used a cookie on the bottom to try to stablize them. I found them messy to make resulting in too much time invested. My final result did not look near as great as the picture, but I had lots of compliments on "how cute they were".

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by jmhook

These are very time consuming but really cute. I also had a problem with them not standing up. The chocolate wafers can be found in the cookie aisle.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by bdtjn

These were very cute but time consuming. The hats were to heavy and marshmallows are not straight so they kept tipping over. They were a hit in my sons third grade class but I don't think I will be making these again.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by halee0310

The grandchildren loved them. Only problem is they don't travel well. Several cookies got broken in route.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by williamsegraves

These were cute, but time consuming. A very cute addition to our party's appetizer table.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by RandiJo

I made these for my granddaughter's kindergarten class. She said they were the best thing she's ever eaten. Next time I would use choc frosting for the eyes & nose with a decorator's tip. Instead of green coconut for hair, I used green frosting and a grass tip. I did have problems with them tipping over. Maybe use a smaller cookie on the bottom for stability. But they were a lot of fun to make and they looked just like the ones in the magazine!

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by pamelak

My grandaughter and I made these. I could not find the chocolate waters and used scalloped edge mint cookies instead. I made decorator icing and used for the hair, band and putting the witch together. We had a problem with the witches falling over. The marshmallows were not all straight. After they sat for a while, the hats fell off. We had a good time anyway.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by autathome

We couldn't find the wafers, so we used halloween oreos with the orange icing. We took pulled off the top of the oreo and pressed the peauntbutter cup down firmly. I had to pick through the marshmellows for the "most likely to stand up straight". They took more time to make than I had anticipated, but I also made more than the number called for.

Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2009 by sgifford

Had a blast making these with my kindergarten class! Had trouble getting them to stand up, but they loved them anyway. Next time I think I will use a gram cracker base for added stability.

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