Scary Hairy Caramel Apples

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2-1/2 cups crispy chow mein noodles (about 6 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 10 small apples
• 10 wooden pop sticks
• 10 Nutter Butter cookies, halved crosswise
• 2 packages (14 ounces each) caramels, unwrapped
• 1/4 cup 2% milk
• Assorted candies and decorations: Mega and milk chocolate M&M's, black shoestring licorice, miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Place noodles in a large bowl. Drizzle with butter and sprinkle with sugar mixture; toss to coat. Spread in a parchment paper-lined 15x10-in. baking pan. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
2. Remove and discard stems from apples; insert pop sticks into tops. Line a
3. with parchment paper. For feet, arrange ten pairs of cookie halves on parchment paper.
4. Place caramels and milk in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, covered, on high for 3 minutes, stirring once. Cool slightly. Dip each apple in caramel mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Immediately press chow mein noodles over top and back of apple; place apple on a pair of cookies. Decorate as desired.

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Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/scary-hairy-caramel-apples/ (may not work)