RECIPES: HOLIDAY THEMES

[2SILLI_4U]

EDIBLE EASTER BASKETS

1PKG.(ABOUT 18OZ) REFRIGERATED SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH

1C. M&M'S MILK CHOCOLATE MINI BAKING BITS, DIVIDED

1TSP. WATER

1 TO 2 DROPS GREEN FOOD COLORING

3/4C. SWEETENED SHREDDED COCONUT

3/4C. ANY FLAVOR FROSTING

RED LICORICE WHIPS, CUT INTO 3-INCH LENGTHS

1. LIGHTLY GREASE MINI MUFFIN CUPS. CUT DOUGH INTO 36 EQUAL PIECES; ROLL INTO BALLS. PLACE 1 BALL IN EACH MUFFIN CUP. PRESS DOUGH ONTO BOTTOM AND UP SIDES OF EACH MUFFIN CUP; CHILL 15 MINS.

2. PRESS 1/3C. M&M BITS INTO BOTTOMS AND SIDES OF DOUGH CUPS. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350*. BAKE COOKIES 8-9 MINS. COOKIES WILL BE PUFFY. REMOVE FROM OVEN; GENTLY PRESS DOWN CENTER OF EACH COOKIE. RETURN TO OVEN 1 MIN.

3. COOL COOKIES IN MUFFIN CUPS 5 MINS. REMOVE TO WIRE RACKS; COOL COMPLETELY. IN MED BOWL COMBINE WATER AND FOOD COLORING. ADD COCONUT; STIR UNTIL EVENLY TINTED.

4. IN EACH COOKIE CUP, LAYER 1TSP FROSTING, 1TSP TINTED COCONUT AND 1TSP. M&M'S BITS. PUSH BOTH LICORICE ENDS INTO FROSTING TO MAKE BASKEY HANDLE. STORE IN TIGHTLY COVERED CONTAINER.

SERVES: 3 DOZEN COOKIES

***KID FRIENDLY RECIPE

CHOCOLATE BUNNY COOKIES

1(21OZ) PKG DUNCAN HINES FAMILY-STYLE CHEWY FUDGE BROWNIE MIX

1 EGG

1/4C. WATER

1/4C. VEG OIL

1 1/3C. PECAN HALVES(96)

1 CONTAINER DUNCAN HINES DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

VANILLA MILK CHIPS

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350*. GREASE BAKING SHEETS.

2. COMBINE BROWNIE MIX, EGG, WATER AND OIL IN LARGE BOWL. STIR WITH SPOON UNTIL WELL BLENDED, ABOUT 50 STROKES. DROP BY 2 LEVEL TEASPOONFULS 2 INCHES APART ON GREASED BAKING SHEETS. PLACE TWO PECAN HALVES, FLAT-SIDE UP, ON EACH COOKIE FOR EARS. BAKE AT 35O* 10-12 MINS OR UNTIL SET. COOL 2 MINS ON BAKING SHEETS. REMOVE TO WIRE RACKS. COOL COMPLETELY.

3. SPREAD DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING ON ONE COOKE. PLACE VANILLA MILK CHIPS, UPSIDE DOWN, ON FROSTING FOR EYES AND NOSE. DOT EACH EYE WITH FROSTING USING TOOTHPICK. REPEAT FOR REMAINING COOKIES. ALLOW FROSTING TO SET BEFORE STORING COOKIES BETWEEN LAYERS OF WAXED PAPER IN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER.

SERVES: 4 DOZEN COOKIES