Halloween is finally here! It's my favorite holiday of the year. I normally go all out, but I'm so disappointed I didn't even get my decorations out. As things would have it, we had a big ice storm in Oklahoma this week and branches and power lines are down every where, so I guess it is a good thing I did not decorate my porch to the nines like I usually do. I do have one very lovely but lonely little white pumpkin sitting on my porch. It was too pretty to carve, and I will probably wind up incorporating it into a Thanksgiving centerpiece for my dining table (which is currently serving as a home office for Mr. Devilish Dish. WHAT A YEAR!) One thing that hasn't changed around here is my love of making Halloween treats for my friends and family. With the chilly weather outside it has been a perfect time for baking. Have you seen the M&M's Ghoul's Mix? They are milk chocolate M&M's in zombie green, orange and my favorite color purple! The colors are almost too pretty to eat and I knew the minute I saw them they would be ideal for Halloween baking. I immediately envisioned them in some kind of black dessert (perfectly ghoulish!) and then I remembered my Lump of Coal Cookies from a few years ago. They were a huge hit at the holiday season, and with lots of special dark cocoa powder the cookies actually looked like lumps of black coal without any unnatural food coloring. I simply used the same recipe and substituted the M&M's for chocolate chips. I just love how they turned out. The bright M&M colors look awesome against the black cookie dough and the taste is spookily spectacular for any chocolate lover. You still have plenty of time to whip up a batch of these cookies and I bet if you hit the stores Sunday for Happy Half-Priced Halloween Candy Day you can stock up for later too. Have a happy and safe Halloween and eat all the candy you want...
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| Deep, Dark Devilish Dough with M&M's Ghoul Mix candies... The perfect Halloween combination! |
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| Check out how dark the batter is. That's dark cocoa powder and not food coloring. |
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| All bagged up and ready for gifting... |
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| This deep, dark black dough is definitely Black Magic! |
