Halloween is in the air. It’s the time for the young and the young at heart to dress up and exhibit their spooky and dashing costumes along the neighborhood. Each kid knocks door to door to say “Trick or Treat?” A trick would mean doing naughtiness to the neighbor who wouldn’t give them a treat. A treat would be anything from candy, sweets or money.

The recipe, that I am sharing, is an alternative to the usual treats given. It is easy to prepare and kids will surely love this. As an option, you could put them inside a box or wrapper.

Ingredients:

- 1 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 TBSP cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg with a bit of the egg white removed
- 1 TBSP milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Melt the butter in a pan.
2. Pour the melted butter in a mixer’s bowl and start the mixer. Then pour the confectioner’s sugar and brown sugar till you get a creamy mixture.
3. Add the egg, milk and vanilla. Then gradually incorporate the rest of the dry ingredients until combined (flour, salt, and baking soda).
4. Add the chocolate chips but don’t over mix.
5. Refrigerate the dough till ready to bake.

Baking:
1. Preheat oven at 375° F.
2. Place parchment paper on baking sheets, then using a spoon, place about a tablespoon worth of dough for each cookie.
3. Then bake for 10-15 minutes.

All those kids in the neighborhood will surely come knocking at your door!

Bon appétit!

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Inspired from Eating Local by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Ingredients for the fruits

- 2 pounds apriums (or apricots, peaches, etc.)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 TBSP cornstarch
- 1-2 cups of blueberries
- 1-2 cups of raspberries

Ingredients for the biscuits

- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 6 TBSP unsalted butter (cold best), cut in small pieces
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 tsp sparkling sugar (whatever this is, regular sugar just fine)

Steps for the fruits

- Clean and pit the the apriums, then slice about 1/4 inch thick
- Mix sugar and cornstarch, then coat the apriums in a glass pan (8×8 pan works great)
- Add the berries as a second layer

Steps for the biscuits

- Preheat oven to 425F
- In a food processor, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and mix
- Add the butter and mix until butter is mixed in thoroughly
- Place the butter mixture into a bowl and gradually add the milk
- Work into a bowl (using your fingers)
- Flatten (to about 1/2 inch thick) and cut out biscuits (using a small glass, about 2 – 2 1/2 inches) and place on top of the berries
- Bake for about 30 minutes (biscuits should be browned, but not burnt!)
- Let cool
- Serve warm and enjoy!

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here’s a quick and tasty summer treat.

What you need:

• 2 small baskets of strawberries
• 2-3 Tablespoon of sugar
• the juice of one lemon

Takes about 10 minutes to prepare.

Cut the strawberries in small chunks (cut small ones in half, the bigger ones into 4 pieces) and put them in a bowl.

Spread the sugar on top of the strawberries

Cut the lemon in half, remove the seeds, and squeeze the lemon on top of the strawberries. Mix everything till the sugar is melted. Over the next 30 minutes, mix in the juice and enjoy!

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