Cutie Bugs Recipes

CUTIE BUGS

Steps:

• Line cookies sheets with waxed paper. In small pan, melt chocolate coating over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.
• For each cookie bug, hold one cookie with tongs; dip entire top and sides in coating, letting excess drip off. Place cookie, coated side up, on cookie sheets.
• Cut pretzels into curved pieces for the legs. Dip one end of each leg piece in coating; place 3 legs on each side of cookie body.
• Cut 2 short pieces for antennae. Dip one end of each antennae piece in coating and place on top of cookie. Place 2 chocolate baking bits behind antennae for eyes. Let stand until coating is set before storing, about 10 minutes.

CUTIE BUGS

Steps:

• Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. Melt candy coating in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
• For each cookie bug, hold 1 cookie with tongs; dip entire top and sides of cookie in melted coating, letting excess drip off. Place cookie, coated side up, on waxed paper-lined cookie sheets.
• Cut pretzels into curved pieces for legs. Dip 1 end of each leg piece in coating; place 3 legs on each side of each cookie.
• Cut 2 short pretzel pieces for antennae. Dip 1 end of each antennae piece in coating; place on top of cookie. Place chocolate pieces near antennae for eyes. If desired, decorate bugs with additional candies. Let stand about 10 minutes or until coating is set before storing.

MARZIPAN BUGS

Steps:

• Mix black food colouring into the marzipan, this will take some time and turn everything your touch black.
• Cut or break marzipan into beetle sized lumps.
• Roll each lump into a elongated ball, about an inch long.
• Flatten slightly until roughly bug shape.
• Make groove in the bug to make it look like an egyptian scarab beetle.
• Dab a small brush into the Edible Luster and then wipe most of it off on a kitchen tissue, then brush the wings/shell of the beetle.
• Add a second colour if you want a shimmering beetle effect.
• Optional; roll some marzipan into tiny sausage, which are going to be the legs.
• Cut the tiny sausages into 3 shorter sausages, enough to sit under the beetle and poke out each side.
• Layout legs, stick beetle on-top, carefully wait to harder a bit before moving.

CUTE AS A BUG CHOCOLATE NUGGETS

Steps:

• Remove wrappers from chocolates.
• Using writing tip of decorating tube, place small amount of icing on bottom of each chocolate; press one chocolate onto each cookie.
• Place small amount of icing onto REESE'S PIECES candies; press 2 candies onto one short side of each chocolate.
• Pipe icing onto each chocolate to form 8 legs and 2 eyes. To make legs, start at the top of the candy, go down the side and out to form legs. For eyes, just put a dot on each candy.
• Makes 4 servings.

FRIGHTFULLY EASY GHOSTS AND CUTIE BUGS

Steps:

• Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. In 2 (1-quart) saucepans, separately melt vanilla candy coating and chocolate candy coating over low heat, stirring each constantly, until smooth.
• Ghost cookies will be dipped in vanilla coating; bug cookies will be dipped in chocolate coating. Coat and decorate a few cookies at a time as coating sets up quickly. For each ghost or bug, place cookie in coating; lift out with fork, letting excess drip off. Place cookies, coated side up, on cookie sheets.
• For each ghost, place 2 miniature chocolate chips on each coated cookie to resemble eyes and 1 regular chocolate chip for mouth. Let stand 10 minutes until set.
• For bugs, cut pretzels into curved pieces for legs. Dip one end of each curved piece in chocolate coating; place 3 legs on each side of each cookie. Cut 2 short pieces for antennae. Dip one end of each pretzel piece in coating; place 2 antennae on top of each cookie. Place 2 candy-coated baking bits near antennae for eyes. Let stand 10 minutes until set.