“Candy Corn” & “Eye balls” Cheese Crackers Recipe

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I was volunteered to host a Halloween bash at Sweety’s daycare. I was assigned with bringing cheese and cracker, and this is the inspiration for this recipe.

The final product was not Avida kids-approved. The senior Avidas thought it tasted like cheese crackers, and ate it with their dinner  salad.

Servings : Makes crackers
Preparation Time : 10 Minute
Cooking Time : 8-10 Minutes
Equipment: Cookies Sheet

INGREDIENTS:

1 stick of butter (8 oz)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (Costco shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano)
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
black pepper to taste (=lots in my mix) [candy corn]

1/2 tsp dried garlic + 1/2 tsp italian mix [eyes]

yellow food coloring

red food coloring

PREPARATION:

  1. cream butter and cheese in mixer
  2. add flour, salt and black pepper.
  3. Mix well
  4. Knead till smooth

To make Candy Corn

  1. remove 1/6  of dough, and form a ball
  2. add yellow food coloring. Knead (and add more food coloring as needed) until the dough turns a uniform and distinct  yellow.
  3. Remove 2/5 of the dough, and form a ball
  4. Slowly add red food coloring to the remaining 3/5 dough. Knead (and add more food coloring as needed) until the dough turns a uniform and distinct  orange.
  5. To assemble the dough, form an 8 inch long roll from each of the colors.
  6. squish the yellow to a wide stripe (2 inches). squish the orange to a narrower stripe (1.5 inches)  and make the white stripe into a triangle sided stripe. Place the orange stripe on top of the yellow stripe, and the white on top of the orange.
  7. Wrap with wax paper and cool well (2 hrs in the fridge)
  8. Heat the oven to 350.
  9. Cut thin slices, place 1/2 inch apart on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Bake for 14 minutes.

To make eye balls

  1. Remove 5/8 (white), dye 1/8 red,  dye 1/8 blue, dye 1/8 red
  2. roll black to a tube, make a rectangle with blue and roll on black (into a tube), roll white to cover tube, and cut to 6 strips.
  3. With a roller roll red to a long strip, cut into 6, flatter red strips and put them between white strips. Reform the “white” rectangle with the red strips. Roll on tube.
  4. Wrap with wax paper and cool well (2 hrs in the fridge)
  5. Heat the oven to 350.
  6. Cut thin slices, place 1/2 inch apart on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Bake for 14 minutes.