I am coming out of the cookie closet today to admit that I am a cookie-aholic. At my cousin’s recent wedding, I had to leave a little early – even before the cake was cut – but managed to sneak a cookie into my purse as I was leaving. I planned on enjoying it when I got home and never should have taken that first bite as I drove out of the parking lot. It was divine – big and soft with almond flavoring and a luscious white frosting and was gone before I hit the main highway home. Only a few crumbs remained.
So now the truth is out, and now is the perfect time of year to indulge in a cookie lover’s passion. It’s Halloween.
I live on a dead-end road way up on a hill and get no trick-or-treaters – but that will not stop me from making a batch of cookies again this year. It’s been this way for the past 15 years that I’ve lived in this house, and while I do not like not having any trick-or-treaters, I do love the fact that I can have all the cookies to myself.
These cookies are new to me this year, but when I saw the recipe from Hershey’s, I couldn’t help but take notice. With those wonderful little Reese’s Pieces, white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and dark cocoa powder, they not only look good for Halloween, they are absolutely delicious any time of year. However, you might want to swap out the dark cocoa powder for a lighter version, as the dark cocoa powder makes for an almost-black cookie – rather eerie for any time other than Halloween.
So as those cute little ghosts and goblins come to your door this year, share a cookie with them. Or not. Give them an apple, and keep the cookies to yourself. I know it may be a little late to start thinking about baking cookies, as tonight’s the night for trick-or-treaters, but these cookies are simple to make.