- November 23, 2024
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October kicks off my busy time of year. The start of cooler weather and holiday events makes my weekend calendar pretty full, and when I try to juggle in some social life time, I find myself aching for more hours in the day. Thankfully, I will get one of those hours back this weekend. I plan on using my daylight savings to catch up on some much-needed sleep.
Last weekend, I committed myself to too many things — five events for work, one night of watching my nephew, church, lunch with my grandparents, the hope of making an appearance at a friend’s Halloween party and finishing making the skirt for my costume. In addition to all of that, on the chance that I made it to the Halloween party, I needed to bring a snack. It wasn’t required, but I hate showing up empty-handed.
I got the idea that a Halloween bark would be quick and simple and would keep in my car until I got to the party. I stopped at the market on my way home from my last Saturday afternoon Observer assignment, foolishly thinking that I would be able to find the four simple ingredients I was looking for in one place. I should’ve known better.
Not only did the store not have the orange cream Oreos I was looking for, but the employees didn’t even know what almond bark was. My quick and easy treat turned into me driving across town to finally get the necessary parts. Not so quick after all.
But once I was in my kitchen, the bark came together in less than 15 minutes. Had I only remembered to take it out of the fridge and bring it with me when I left the house for my evening assignment, it would have been perfect.
I never made it to the Halloween party, so it was OK that I forgot the bark at home. I just hope my co-workers appreciate all the shopping stress I went through for the tasty treat they are snacking on this week.
Halloween Bark
What you need:
12-14 orange-and-black sandwich cookies, broken into large chunks
1 cup pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
1 brick almond bark (you could also use white chocolate melts)
1 cup candy corn
A variety of Halloween sprinkles
What to do:
Melt almond bark according to package. For the quick factor, I used the microwave. Make sure to stir.
In the meantime, cover a cookie sheet with wax paper. Spread broken cookies, pretzels and candy corn onto the prepared cookie sheet.
Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cookie mixture, spreading with a spatula to coat evenly. Quickly apply sprinkles, while the bark is still wet.
Place cookie tray in refrigerator until set and firm. Break into large pieces.
