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For the past few years, our little street has held a block party at the end of our cul-de-sac on Halloween. With lots of families with little kids living here, we usually get a great turnout, even when the holiday falls on a school night.
About an hour before the sun dips below the horizon, neighbors gather where the road ends. Nearly everyone wears a costume or something festive and fall-themed (including the adults!), and the kids run around on the pavement, laughing and dancing and asking every five minutes, “Is it time to trick-or-treat yet??”
So cute!
While waiting for the sunset — the official starting time of trick-or-treating! — we set up a small potluck spread on a couple of folding tables. Each house brings something to share, ranging from appetizers to desserts, and we all nibble on the food while mingling, catching up, keeping an eye on the kids, and watching for cars.
Although most of the people remain the same, the potluck dishes that appear at our Halloween block party vary each year. We’ve enjoyed homemade seven layer dip, fresh salsa and tortilla chips, fried chicken, and even little hotdogs wrapped in strips of crescent roll dough to look like mummies.
Sticking with what I know best, I typically bake a dessert to share. The first year, just a few months after I moved into my house, I worried a bit… Would the parents hate me for bringing something sweet that their kids could eat right before filling up on candy from trick-or-treating??
Thankfully… Other people brought desserts too! Pans of brownies made from boxed mixes, thick frosted sugar cookies, and store-bought mini cupcakes decorated with festive black and orange sprinkles all sat on the folding tables, and nobody minded one bit when their kids reached for those treats.
Whew!
With our annual Halloween block party right around the corner, I’ve been thinking about what to bake this year… And these Healthy One-Bowl Flourless Almond Butter Cookie Bars with Chocolate Frosting would be so perfect!
They’re quick and easy to make, and even with no butter, oil, eggs or refined sugar, they’re still incredibly soft and chewy. Plus the creamy chocolate frosting contains no butter, heavy cream or powdered sugar either… And they’re 87 calories!
Which leaves plenty of room in everyone’s tummies for other potluck snacks… And some Halloween candy too! 
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