Let’s Get Baking The spookiest night of the year is almost upon us So it’s time to get the party started by baking some delicious Halloween treats Halloween is always more fun with friends Invite some friends over for a holiday baking party 4
Get Ready to Bake Before cooking always wash your hands well with soap and hot water Make sure the kitchen countertop and all your equipment is clean Read the recipe carefully before you start cooking If you don’t understand a step ask an adult to help you Gather together all the ingredients and equipment you will need Baking is more fun when you’re prepared Measuring Counts Make sure you measure your ingredients carefully If you get a measurement wrong it could affect how successful your baking is Use measuring scales or a measuring cup to measure dry and liquid ingredients Measuring spoons can be used to measure small amounts of ingredients Measuring cup Measuring spoons Have Fun Stay Safe It’s very important to have an adult around whenever you do any of the following tasks in the kitchen Using a mixer the stovetop burners or an oven Using sharp utensils such as knives and vegetable peelers or corers Working with heated pans pots or baking sheets Always use oven mitts when handling heated pans pots or baking sheets When you’ve finished baking ALWAYS clean up the kitchen and put all your equipment away 5
Orange Jack-o'-Lantern Cookies Bake up a batch of scrumptious orange-flavored jack-o-lantern cookies to share with your friends after trick-or-treating The dough is fruity the glaze is sticky and the cookies are filled with a chocolate-cheese frosting The quantities on this page will make 12 cookies Ingredients To make the cookie dough 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus a little extra for dusting ½ cup powdered sugar 5 ounces butter or margarine plus a little for greasing 1 orange To make the filling 3 ½ ounces mascarpone cheese 1 teaspoon powdered sugar 1 heaping tablespoon semisweet chocolate chips To make the glaze ½ cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon orange juice Equipment 2 large cookie sheets Mixing bowl Wooden spoon Grater Plastic wrap Rolling pin 3-inch 8-cm round cookie cutter Small sharp knife Oven mitt Heatproof bowl Small saucepan Small dish Brush 6
Step 1 Grease the cookie sheets with a little butter to keep your cookies from sticking to the sheets Step 2 Put the butter and sugar into the mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth and fluffy Step 3 Wash the orange and finely grate its rind to get zest Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice out in a bowl Step 6 oven to 350 F 180 C Preheat the 7 Step 4 Add the flour and orange zest to the bowl and beat the mixture until the ingredients are blended and become crumbly Next use your hands to squeeze and knead the mixture to make a ball of soft dough Step 5 Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in a refrigerator for one hour
