Cracker Ladybug Recipes

LADYBUG APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Remove 2 tablespoons to a small bowl and tint black. Place tinted cream cheese mixture in a small plastic bag; set aside. , Add the chives, garlic salt and parsley to the remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread over crackers. Arrange two tomato quarters on each for the ladybug wings. , For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker. Insert two chives into olives for antennae. Use tinted cream cheese mixture to pipe spots onto wings.

LADYBUG SUMMERTIME FUN SNACKS

Steps:

• Unroll and remove paper from desired color Fruit Roll-Ups fruit flavored snacks. Using 2 1/2-inch round cutter, cut 4 circles from snacks. (A bottle cap this size can also be used to cut around with knife or kitchen scissors.) Wrap cut circles around wafer cookies.
• To make legs, cut rectangle from blue portion of fruit flavored snack 3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide; roll up tightly. Cut into six 1/2-inch pieces. To attach legs, cut a 1 1/2-inch circle from fruit flavored snack. Place leg pieces on circle, attaching with small amount of frosting. Attach to bottom of covered wafer cookie, using small amount of frosting.
• Attach Fruit Gushers fruit flavored snack to top of covered wafer cookie using small amount of frosting for head. Place candy sprinkles on lady bug. Place frosting in small resealable sandwich-size bag; cut off very small corner. Pipe eyes on ladybug; add dot of black gel for pupil of eye. Repeat to make 3 additional ladybugs.

LADYBUG CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Shape into 1 1/4-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm; keep refrigerated.
• In microwavable bowl, microwave red candy melts and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Dip each lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted candy and insert into cake ball no more than halfway. Return to cookie sheet. Refrigerate 5 minutes. Remove from refrigerator a few at a time. Dip each cake ball into melted red candy; tap off excess. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Immediately attach mint for ladybug face. Let stand until set. Use melted black candy to attach candy eyes and licorice for antennae. Pipe melted black candy on cake pops for wings and dots. Let stand until set.

LADYBUG APPETIZERS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Remove 1 tablespoon to a small dish and tint black. Place the black cream cheese mixture in a small plastic bag; set aside. Add the chives, garlic salt and parsley to the remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread over crackers. Arrange two tomato quarters on each for the ladybug wings. For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker. Insert two chives into olives for antennae. Spin a tiny corner off the plastic bag with the black cream cheese mixture and pipe spots onto the wings.

CHEESY LADYBUG TOPPED CRACKERS

Steps:

• Cut cheese slices into circles using 1-1/2-inch cookie cutter. Cut each circle in half; set aside. Reserve scraps for other use.
• Top each cracker with 1 pepperoni slice and 2 cheese pieces to resemble a ladybug and her wings.
• Add 2 tomato slices and an olive piece to each for the ladybug's spots and head.

CRACKER LADYBUG

Steps:

• Spread each of 2 crackers with 1 tsp. of the cream cheese spread. Cut remaining crackers in half.
• Insert cut-sides of cracker halves, at a slight angle, into cream cheese spread to form the "ladybugs' wings."
• Place small drops of jelly on wings for the "ladybugs' spots." Add licorice for the "antennae."

LADYBUG APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• Add sour cream, chives, parsley and garlic salt; mix well.
• Place 1 tablespoon in a small plastic bag and tint black; set aside.
• Spread remaining cream cheese mixture on crackers.
• Arrange two tomato quarters on each for the ladybug wings.
• For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker.
• Insert two chives into olives for antennae.
• Use tinted cream cheese mixture to pipe spots onto wings.

LADYBUG CRACKERS

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese onto crackers. Make an incision in the cherry tomato halves, but don't cut all the way through, to form wings. Place tomato wings on each cracker and an olive as the head. Trim olives so they point upwards if necessary. Stick 2 chives into each olive as antennae.