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Buggy Pancakes
Whisk 1½ cups flour, 3 tablespoons sugar,
1 tablespoon baking powder and ½ teaspoon
salt. In a separate bowl, whisk 1¼ cups
milk, 4 tablespoons melted butter, 2 eggs
and a little vanilla, then whisk into the flour
mixture. Pour ¼ cupfuls of batter onto a hot
buttered skillet and cook until bubbly; flip
and cook until golden. Transfer to plates and
top with butter. Stir chocolate sprinkles into
maple syrup; drizzle on the pancakes.Pumpkin
Cheese Ball
Combine 16 ounces room-temperature
cream cheese, 1½ cups shredded cheddar,
3 tablespoons minced onion,
2 tablespoons salsa, 2 teaspoons ground
cumin and 1 teaspoon minced jalapeño
in a large bowl; beat with a mixer until
combined. Scoop onto plastic wrap and
use the plastic to form the mixture into a
5-inch pumpkin-shaped ball; refrigerate
until firm, at least 2 hours. Unwrap and
roll in crushed nacho-flavor tortilla chips.
Press a bell pepper stem into the top.Wicked
Witch Cones
Pipe melted chocolate
around the rim of chocolate
ice cream cones and attach
each to a chocolate wafer
cookie; let set. Scoop mint
chocolate chip ice cream
onto a parchment-lined
baking sheet and top each
scoop with a cone hat. Add
licorice candies for the hair
and face. Freeze until firm.Jack-o’-Lantern
Cheeseburgers
Cut faces out of 4 slices American cheese
using a paring knife; set aside. Season
1½ pounds ground beef with salt. Form
into 4 patties; make an indentation in the
center of each. Cook in an oiled nonstick
skillet over medium heat, 4 to 5 minutes
per side. Top each patty with a slice of
the cheese and serve on a bun bottom.Candy Corn
Waffles
Whisk 2 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar,
4 teaspoons baking powder and
1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Whisk in
2 eggs, 1½ cups milk, 5 tablespoons
melted shortening and 4 tablespoons
melted butter. Tint half the batter orange
and half yellow with food coloring. Preheat
a round waffle iron to the lowest setting.
Spoon some orange batter into the middle
and some yellow batter around it. Cook
until just crisp. Separate into triangles and
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: JEFFREY WESTBROOK, RALPH SMITH (2), SAM KAPLAN, RALPH SMITH. dip the tips in melted white chocolate.