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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Baked Caramel Corn

Caramel Corn

DAY 12: Baked Caramel Corn

An easy caramel sauce poured over popped popcorn (YES, you can start with store-bought bagged popcorn!), then baked until crunchy.

To make Cracker Jack candy, add some peanuts before baking.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Thin Mint Puppy Chow

Thin Mint Puppy Chow

DAY 9: Thin Mint Puppy Chow

A crunchy chocolate snack mix that will remind you of your favorite Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie.

Chex cereal is coated with dark chocolate and Andes mint chocolates, and mixed with mint flavored M&M’s.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Caramel Cinnamon Horns

Caramel Cinnamon Horns

DAY 3: Caramel Cinnamon Horns

The perfect blend of sweet, salty, and buttery. Bugles snack chips coated in a delicious cinnamon sugar glaze.

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Salted Caramel Sauce

A delicious homemade salted caramel sauce that makes a perfect dip for apples or other fruit, and an amazing topping on ice cream and so many other desserts.

The caramel can be kept at room temperature for several weeks. If it thickens too much to drizzle, heat in the microwave for 20 seconds and stir.

Here are a few things to try your caramel sauce on:

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting

Swirled Pumpkin Cheesecake

Salted Caramel Banana Cream Pie

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tart

Apple Pie

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

Vanilla Cheesecake

Double Chocolate Waffles

Cream Puffs

Gingerbread Cookie Bars

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Halloween Cookies

Looking for fun Halloween cookies to make with your kids this year? Here are a few favorites:

Yummy Mummy Cookies

Chocolate Covered Bat Cookies

Halloween Spider Cookies

Chocolate Halloween Pretzels

Autumn Spiced Fall Leaf Cookies

Twix Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

Happy Spooking!

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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies (and Candies): Apple Cider Caramels

Apple Cider Caramels 1

DAY 5: Apple Cider Caramels

Sweet and chewy homemade caramels with the tang of apple cider and hint of cinnamon. These taste just like autumn!

Apple Cider Caramels 2

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