My son loves the edible raw cookie dough so he was excited to make this recipe. I love that it’s a sweet dessert, but not too sweet. Perfect to eat with pretzels or graham crackers. If you make it in advance you need to let it sit out a little or it will be too stiff.
Introducing The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook for Kids: 50 Fun and Easy Recipes for Tricks, Treats, and Spooky Eats Inspired by the Halloween Classic by Bridget Thoreson [ISBN: 9781646045457; $17.95; Ulysses Press; September 2023], a kid-friendly follow-up to the USA Today best-seller The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook (Ulysses Press, 2021).
This book has more than 50 recipes that are super fun and easy for all ages! If your family loves Halloween as much as mine does, you’ll love this book! I’ve got 1 more post with fun recipes from this book so stay tuned! I love the colorful pages and simple recipes from appetizers, desserts to drinks.
Eye Cream Cookie Dip
(Adapted from The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook for Kids)
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
To the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. Using a paddle attachment, mix on low until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the chocolate chips.
Transfer to a small bowl, and serve with dippers of your choice, such as pretzels, apple slices, graham crackers, strawberries or wafer cookies.
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