The Nightmare Before Christmas Gingerbread Men Cookies

Oh man I can't believe its only 3 days until Christmas! 

 Every year I make the kiddos decorated gingerbread men and women cut out cookies.  I almost didn't make it in time this year because its been so hectic and the time is flying by so fast.

BUT 

I couldn't *not* do them this year so I made some time last weekend and got to decorating.  Priorities right?!!

Picking what characters was hard this year - but we had just watched 

The Nightmare Before Christmas recently with my little niece so I got into the Jack Skellington and friends mode!

In case you need a refresher from the top:  Oogie Boogie, Jack Skellington, Sally, Zero, Mayor of Halloween Town, Barrel, Shock, Lock, Scary Teddy, Dr. Finklestein, Santa Jack

I think cut out gingerbread cookies are my favorite Christmas cookie of all time.  This year my twins helped roll out the dough and cut out the cookies.  It's fun to see them getting into cooking and baking as they get older!

Do you like Jack and Sally?

OR

Santa Jack and Sally??

Always love to see them all done and decorated.  Can't wait to bring them to Christmas! 

Oh and since I had some extras I also did my kids (and dog!) in gingerbread form!

Merriest of Christmases to those that celebrate and Happy New Year to you all!

Here are other gingerbread men and ladies from years passed!

Super Hero Gingerbread

Super Hero Villain Gingerbread Men and Women

Charlie Brown Peanuts Gang Gingerbread Men

Star Wars Trooper Gingerbread Men

Rainbow Gingerbread Men Sandwich Cookies

Star Wars Gingerbread Cut Outs

Disney Frozen Gingerbread Men and Ladies

Disney Princess Gingerbread Ladies

Father's Day Gingerbread Men

Mint Chocolate Chip Cut Out Men

The Nightmare Before Christmas - Jack & Sally Cupcakes

Hello October and all that is pumpkin! I've been holding off on getting my pumpkin spice fix until it was officially October so now it's fair game!  And since it's pumpkin season, I had to make my favorite Pumpkin King.

Just like It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The Nightmare Before Christmas movie is a must watch during the Halloween season  - and it works all the way into Christmas season too!

Jack Skellington aka the Pumpkin King and his sweetie Sally are one of my fav movie couples.

They remind me of me and my other half.  Jack is a dreamer and once he gets into something - he gets into that something.  Sounds very familiar.  Sally is more practical and but holds off on any judgement even when she's right.  That's definitely me although depending on who you ask probably debatable on the holding back part! 

Plus look how cute they are together!

And who can resist a skull head cupcake? 

I think Sally needs the her long hair and she looks a little wonky but hopefully a little recognizable.  And I made mini Jack and Sally too - just because.

Happy Fall everyone!  It really is my favorite season of the year.  Have a great week!

Sally and Jack Cupcakes

by Michelle Clausen October-7-2016

Ingredients

• 12 baked cupcakes and 12 mini cupcakes (use your favorite recipe or box mix)
• 1 can of vanilla frosting (tint 1/2 light blue)
• 1/2 cup black candy melts/wafers
• 1/2 cup black dark orange melts/wafers
• 1/4 cup vanilla candy melts wafers or white round sprinkles for mini cupcakes
• 1/4 cup red candy melts/wafers or small red heart sprinkles for mini cupcakes

Instructions:

1. Frost 1/2 of the cupcakes with white frosting and the other half with light blue frosting.
2. Melt each color of candy wafers in quart sized freezer bag in 15 second intervals in microwave until just melted.  Snip an end and pipe Jack and Sally details onto cupcakes.
3. For Sally mini cupcakes add white sprinkles as eyes and add dab of black candy for center and red heart sprinkles as mouth.

Prep time: 30 mins Yield: 12 large and 12 mini cupcakes