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These not so spooky Voodoo Doll Hand Pies filled with jam and are all in good fun, ready to take a stabbing or two in the heart.

Voodoo Doll Hand Pies being held in a hand for up close shot.

To start off Halloween Treats Week I made these Voodoo Doll Hand Pies.

If they look kind of familiar it’s because back in 2020 I made Voodoo Doll Cookies.

Cookies that Sprinkle Bakes first made years ago and I fell in love with them.

They were so fun that I decided I wanted to make them but in a different way.

This year I made them into hand pies.

Which I will admit was a touch harder than the cookies.

Because pie crust is flaky.

But let’s be honest…we are trying to do damage to someone.

So a chunk of them falling off really isn’t a bad thing. 😀

Don’t worry it’s all in good fun.

Promise.

If you are not familiar with Halloween Treats Week it was started by Angie of Big Bear’s Wife.

Angie LOVES Halloween.

Me, not so much.

Because of that years ago I joined so that it would force me to get creative.

It hasn’t made me love Halloween but it has had me look forward to Halloween Treats Week each year.

Just like the previous years, I will be doing ALL six days.

So all new recipes coming your way this week.

Two Voodoo Doll Hand Pies on a black background

How to Make the Hand Pies:

Thaw the pie crust on the counter for about 10 minutes. You need it to be pliable for cutting out shapes. 

Line two large baking trays with parchment and cut out 8 gingerbread people using a large gingerbread cutter.

You will need to roll up the scraps and re-roll the dough to get 8…which is actually just four pies. 

Lay out half of them on parchment lined trays and brush them around the edges with the egg wash (I just use my finger). 

Pipe the center of the men with jam, I like to make a stick figure using the jam.

Don’t fill with too much jam as it will spill out. 

Press down the sides where you egg washed.

Seal with either a fork or your fingers. I did fingers an only had leakage on one.  

Before you bake the pies I used a coffee stirrer/straw to poke holes before I baked.

If you aren’t going to use the licorice for hair you can skip this part. 

While some closed up a little, it made it easier for me to remake the hole once out of the oven.

The original idea uses a bigger straw and to do it after the pies baked.I tried that idea with disastrous results (they got decapitated) and so the next batch I made…this batch I pre-made the holes.

Bake at 400F for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. 

Remove from oven and cool completely before making them into voodoo dolls.

Overhead shot of three Voodoo Doll Hand Pies

To Make the Voodoo Doll Hand Pies:

For a step by step photo of each step I suggest going to the Voodoo Doll Cookie Post.

Once they are baked off the holes are there for the licorice hair.

The original used black licorice laces but I can’t stand that flavor and went with Grape Licorice Laces.

Which I’m glad I did because I liked how the looked and I ate the leftovers.

Once you have all the licorice hair through the holes gather the laces together and gently tie with another lace.

If you pull too tight the licorice will break so be gentle.

Once that is done you break out the fondant.

I don’t usually work with fondant so I was lazy and just bought some.

If you are good at making some then go for it.

Cut 4 round pieces of fondant using the large end of a small piping tip or use a small bottle cap.

Use a food marker lid or other smaller lid to make an impression inside each circle.

This gives it the button look.

Attach the fondant button eye to the cookie by using a little corn syrup as glue.

Leave the corn syrup out as you will be using it again in a little bit.

Here you have two choices.

You can use a thin paintbrush and some black liquid food coloring.

Or you can do what I did and use a food decorating pens.

Sprinkle Bakes is a painter so she painted them on.

I don’t have that steady of a hand or skill so I’m all about the pen.

You make an X on the button eye and one on the hand pie. 

Then using the paintbrush or the food pen make stitches on the hand pies body.

One long stitch down the middle.

Then two for the arms.

Two for the feet.

Now grab your corn syrup and a tiny paintbrush.  

Paint a heart onto the left side of the doll’s chest.

This is kind of hard to see when it’s clear.

So later I actually put a drop of red food coloring in there to help guide me to see where it was going.

Cover the painted corn syrup heart with red sanding sugar.

You can use your finger or I used a fondant button I screwed up on and press the sugar into the hand pie.

Turn the hand pie onto its side and tap off excess sanding sugar.

You should hopefully see a heart.

Good and ready to stab. 😀

Sprinkle Bakes make her own stick pins using Mike and Ike’s and toothpicks.

I was lazy (again) and bought Red Heart Cocktail Sticks.

They were longer than what I wanted so I cut them down.

The little heart twists off pretty easily and I just reattached it with some corn syrup after I cut the stick down.

Make sure to not chop off the end that is pointy.

You need the pointy end to stab.

Obviously these take some time.

And in my case some money (those are Amazon affiliate links FYI…cost you nothing…I get a few pennies) since I did not have a lot of the tools to make these since I rarely decorate.

But after making them it was totally worth it.

While I’m not skilled at decorating so I was SUPER happy with how they turned out.

P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook.

Single Voodoo Doll Hand Pie with a jar of spilled heart toothpicks

Want to see some of the other Halloween Treats I’ve made in the past?

Rice Krispie Treat Haunted Houses

Halloween Candy Cracker Toffee

Candy Corn White Russian

Haunted House Layer Cake

Voodoo Doll Hand Pies

Voodoo Doll Hand Pies

Ingredients

  • 1 package store bought pie crust (the kind that have two pie crust in them) I used Pillsbury
  • 1 egg, whisked
  • Jam of your choice, preferably red or dark in color, I used blackberry
  • 2 TBSP pre-made fondant
  • food edible pens
  • about 2 TBSP corn syrup
  • Red Sanding Sugar
  • Red Heart Cocktail Sticks

Instructions

  1. Thaw the pie crust on the counter for about 10 minutes. You need it to be pliable for cutting out shapes. 
  2. Line two large baking trays with parchment and cut out 8 gingerbread people using a large gingerbread cutter. You will need to roll up the scraps and re-roll the dough to get 8…which is actually just four pies. 
  3. Lay out half of them on parchment lined trays and brush them around the edges with the egg wash (I just use my finger). 
  4. Pipe the center of the men with jam, I like to make a stick figure using the jam. Don’t fill with too much jam as it will spill out. 
  5. Press down the sides where you egg washed. Seal with either a fork or your fingers. I did fingers an only had leakage on one.  
  6. Before you bake the pies I used a coffee stirrer/straw to poke holes before I baked. If you aren’t going to use the licorice for hair you can skip this part. 
  7. While some closed up a little, it made it easier for me to remake the hole once out of the oven.
  8. The original idea uses a bigger straw and to do it after the pies baked.I tried that idea with disastrous results (they got decapitated) and so the next batch I made…this batch I pre-made the holes.
  9. Bake at 400F for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. 
  10. Remove from oven and cool completely before making them into voodoo dolls.
  11. For the Hair:
  12. Once they are baked off the holes are there for the licorice hair.
  13. The original used black licorice laces but I can’t stand that flavor and went with Grape Licorice Laces.. Which I’m glad I did because I liked how the looked and I ate the leftovers.
  14. Once you have all the licorice hair through the holes gather the laces together and gently tie with another lace.
  15. If you pull too tight the licorice will break so be gentle.
  16. Once that is done you break out the fondant.
  17. I don’t usually work with fondant so I was lazy and just bought some.
  18. If you are good at making some then go for it.
  19. Cut 12 round pieces of fondant using the large end of a small piping tip or use a small bottle cap.
  20. Use a food marker lid or other smaller lid to make an impression inside each circle.
  21. This gives it the button look.
  22. Attach the fondant button eye to the cookie by using a little corn syrup as glue.
  23. Leave the corn syrup out as you will be using it again in a little bit.
  24. Here you have two choices.
  25. You can use a thin paintbrush and some black liquid food coloring.
  26. Or you can do what I did and use a food decorating pens.
  27. Sprinkle Bakes is a painter so she painted them on.
  28. I don’t have that steady of a hand or skill so I’m all about the pen.
  29. You make an X on the button eye and one on the hand pie. 
  30. Then using the paintbrush or the food pen make stitches on the cookies body.
  31. One long stitch down the middle.
  32. Then two for the arms.
  33. Two for the feet.
  34. Now grab your corn syrup and a tiny paintbrush.  
  35. Paint a heart onto the left side of the doll’s chest.
  36. This is kind of hard to see when it’s clear.
  37. So later I actually put a drop of red food coloring in there to help guide me to see where it was going.
  38. Cover the painted corn syrup heart with red sanding sugar.
  39. You can use your finger or I used a fondant button I screwed up on and press the sugar into the hand pie.
  40. Turn the hand pie onto its side and tap off excess sanding sugar.
  41. You should hopefully see a heart.
  42. Good and ready to stab. 😀
  43. Sprinkle Bakes make her own stick pins using Mike and Ike’s and toothpicks.
  44. I was lazy (again) and bought Red Heart Cocktail Sticks.They were longer than what I wanted so I cut them down.
  45. The little heart twists off pretty easily and I just reattached it with some corn syrup after I cut the stick down.
  46. Make sure to not chop off the end that is pointy.
  47. You need the pointy end to stab.
  48. Obviously these take some time.
  49. And in my case some money (those are Amazon affiliate links FYI…cost you nothing…I get a few pennies) since I did not have a lot of the tools to make these since I rarely decorate.
  50. But after making them it was totally worth it.
  51. While I’m not skilled at decorating so I was SUPER happy with how they turned out.
© Peabody
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