Sometimes you feel like a nut....

Happy October Cookie Peeps!

 

 

It's the first of the month....and that means it is time

 

for another "Inspiration Challenge"

 

with my two favorite ladies

 

Melissa of

 

Simply Sweets by Honeybee

 

and

 

Stephanie of

 

Ellie's Bites Decorated Cookies

 

Can I tell you...I just love these ladies

 

They Challenge me each and every

month, and I have come to look forward

to joining them.  If you have not

checked them out..you should!

 

 

So...this month the theme was

 

 HALLOWEEN CANDY!

 

Ohhh...I love me some candy!

It was not too hard for me to decide
what candy to do

I kinda love chocolate
and
coconut
and
almonds..


So...I made Almond Joys!

And I LOVE how they turned out!

 

 

 

The Wrapper was HUGE, but I did that on purpose

wanting to get all the details, but in the end...I just could not get

the glaze to cooperate with me...so the tiny details on the bottom

are not there..sorry!

 

The candy themselves were super easy to make...wanna see?

 

I started with an oval cookie..then kinda squished it into

the shape I wanted, then took small pieces of dough

and shape it into an almond shape, then damped them

with a little water to attach them before baking.

 

I then made some chocolate colored glaze, and placed the

cookies on a cooling rack, on a sheet pan and

spooned the glaze over the cookies.

 

 

Then used my off set spatula to guide it down the sides

 

 

Making sure all the sides were covered!

 

When they were completely covered,


 I gave the pan a good shake, and tap, to even the glaze out.

I then let them dry overnight, and used a sharp knife to pop them

off the cooling rack.

 

Done

 

 

 

 

These were fun to do..and I think I will be making them again. Almond Joys are my

mom's favorite candy bar!  When I was young and still trick-or-treating, she would

steal all my almond joys...but that is OK...I still love her!

 

Make sure you head over to

see the cookies that

 

Stephanie made Here

 

and the ones

 

Melissa made Here!

Melissa is hosting a link up on her blog, so if you have

made candy cookies in past, make sure

to link them up at her site!

 

 

They are amazing.

 

Thank you ladies for the Inspiration...and I can not wait until next month

 

the theme is

 

"Show Me Your State"!

 

I can not wait...and already have plans!