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Oreo cookies are a classic American treat; these chocolate sandwich cookies are a favorite of kids and adults alike. If you are looking for a creative Halloween costume idea for your child, what could be better than combining our favorite snack and our favorite holiday? It is easy to make an Oreo halloween cookie costume for your child, and you don’t need a lot of time, money, or artsy crafty skills. By following these directions, you’ll have a costume that will look so cute you’ll want to eat it right up.

It will take you about two hours to make an Oreo cookie costume, and it requires no sewing at all. You can size it just as easily for a toddler as you can for a teenager, and you need only basic supplies. Assemble the following:

• Two large pieces of cardboard

• Scissors

• Letter stencils (O, R, and E)

• Two white shoelaces

• White turtleneck and white pants

• Black spray paint and white spray paint

Your biggest expense will be the spray paint, which typically costs under $5 per can. You can also use craft paint, which will take a little more time but will work equally well.

You are going to cut the cardboard into two circles. Before you do, get your child to stand in front of you for a few minutes. You want to make sure the circles are the correct size. You can use a round serving platter, small hula hoop, large mixing bowl, trash can, plant pot, or other circular object to make sure your circle is, in fact, circle!

Lay the cut circles on some newspaper and paint one side of each black. Let this dry thoroughly. When it is entirely dry, arrange the stencils to spell OREO and spray paint white. You can also trace around the stencils in pencil and then paint them with craft paint and a brush. Let the lettering dry as well.

When the two cardboard pieces are ready, poke two holes at the top near each shoulder. Make them just big enough for the shoelace to fit through. Tie the laces to create a sandwich board, and voila! You are ready for Halloween as soon as you put on white clothing and your cookie costume. This has to be one of the easiest, least expensive costume ideas and is great for last-minute parties.

A cute variation that won’t take much time is to cut out a chunk of the “cookie” so it looks like someone has taken a bite. Make sure that both sides match up. This is an especially great idea for little children. Don't forget about your treat bag. Cut the top off of a gallon jug of milk but leave the handle in tact. It's a perfect way to carry around all that halloween candy because it's sturdy and won't split open the heavier it gets.

An Oreo’s best friend is milk, and you can incorporate that into the costume as well. You could simply smudge on a milk moustache using white face paint or Halloween makeup or make a little sign for your child that says, “Got milk?” If you have a little more time and a little more cardboard and want to make another costume for one of your other children, a friend, or yourself, you can make a milk costume. You can find great instructions here, and as with the Oreo costume, you do not need to sew or possess any great crafting skills.

Halloween is all about treats; what a great time to dress up as one of your favorites!

The Perfect Treat for a Halloween Party!

If you want to get creative with your Halloween treats this year, look no farther. The following is a recipe that is sure to satisfy even the scariest taste buds.

Ingredients:

*1 package (about 18 oz.) of your favorite flavor cake mix (we use pumpkin or apple spice mix for Halloween)
*1 tub (16 oz.) vanilla or cream cheese flavored ready-to-spread frosting
*orange food coloring
*1 tube black decorating gel or melted chocolate
*black string licorice
*25 large gumdrops
*24 Halloween themed baking cups

Instructions:

1. Get out a couple muffin pans (enough to hold 24 cupcakes) and place your Halloween-themed paper baking cups inside the tin holders. Also preheat oven to 350°F.

2. In a mixing bowl, follow the package instructions to prepare the cake mix batter. Spoon the batter into the muffin baking cups and bake as directed on the cake box (follow the instructions for 24 cupcakes). Cool the cupcakes on a baking rack.

3. In a mixing bowl, mix the tub of ready-made frosting with some orange food coloring until you achieve the desired color. Frost the 24 cupcakes. Be sure to reserve a tablespoon or so of orange frosting to make the spider eyes. NOTE - you can leave the frosting white to make black and white webs if you prefer.

4. Using the black decorating gel, make a series of concentric circles on top of the frosted cupcakes. Then use a toothpick or knife to pull the black gel from the center of the cupcake to the outward edge of the cupcake about 8 times around the cake. This will create the web appearance.

5. To make the spider, take one large gumdrop and attach 3 pieces of black string licorice on each side to create the legs (tip...use a toothpick to make small holes for the licorice insertion into the gumdrop).  Use the reserved orange frosting to make a the eyes on each gumdrop with a toothpick dipped in the frosting. Place a large gumdrop spider on the top of each cupcake.

If you don't have time to do your own Halloween goodie baking, check out our Halloween party cookie gift basket which is overflowing with iced cookies in the shapes of monsters like mummies, cyclops, and witches.

Want to get spooky with your Halloween treats? Try some of these Halloween party food ideas.

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