Bunny Chick Cookies Recipes

BUNNY & CHICK COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg and flour until dough forms.
• For 12 chicks: Shape dough into 12 (1-inch) balls for bodies and 12 (1/2-inch) balls for heads. Roll balls in yellow sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, arrange small balls on tops of large balls to look like chicks. In bottom of each large ball, place licorice pieces for legs. On each small ball, place 1 M&M's™ minis chocolate candy for eye. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately place candy corn on head of each for beak. Cool 1 minute; remove to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• For 12 bunnies: Reseve 1/4 cup dough. Shape remaining dough into 12 (1-inch) balls for heads. Roll balls in pink or purple sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, for each bunny, place 1 ball and flatten slighty. With reserved dough, shape bunny ears and cheeks and roll in sugar as desired; arrange on each cookie. Place 2 M&M's™ minis chocolate candies on each face for eyes and 1 baking bit for nose. Place white candy sprinkles in cheeks for whiskers. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

BUNNY AND CHICK CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, divide frosting between 2 small bowls, about 1 1/4 cups each. Mix 7 drops red food color into one bowl, yellow into the other.
• Remove paper baking cups from cupcakes. Place upside down on serving platter.
• To make bunny cupcakes: Frost 12 cupcakes with the pink frosting. Cut shapes out of strawberry taffy candies for ears, feet and tail. Cut shapes out of grape taffy candy for ears and nose. Make ears by stacking grape candy on top of pink candy. Trim to shape into bunny ears if necessary. Press firmly into cupcake. Slide strawberry taffy cutouts under cupcake to make feet. Make small ball out of taffy and press onto back of bunny cupcake for tail. Add small nose. Gently press chocolate candy on face and use frosting to place miniature chocolate chips on chocolate candy for eyes.
• To make chick cupcakes: Frost 12 cupcakes with yellow frosting. Cut shapes out of banana taffy candies for beaks and feet. Cut shapes out of orange gumdrops for wings and comb. Press orange gumdrops firmly into cupcake. Slide banana taffy cutouts under cupcake to make feet. Add beak. Gently press miniature chocolate chips on face for eyes.