Flip Flop Fun Cookies Recipes

FLIP-FLOP FUN COOKIES

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, melt candy coating over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, unroll fruit snack roll. Using kitchen scissors, cut 12 (4 1/2 x 1/4-inch) strips from fruit snack roll. Remove paper. Fold each strip in half, forming a V shape.
• Dip tops and sides of cookies into melted candy coating; lift out with fork or tongs, letting excess drip off. Place cookies, coated side up, on cookie sheets. Before coating sets, carefully attach fruit snack pieces to make tops of flip-flop sandals, placing point of V shape near one end of cookie, and ends at other end of cookie. Place baking bit at tip of V shape. Let stand until set, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon brown sugar onto tray to look like sand; arrange cookies on brown sugar.

FLIP-FLOP CAKES

Steps:

• Line a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake according to package directions. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., Trace flip-flop pattern onto waxed paper; cut out. Arrange pattern over cake; with a sharp knife, cut out. Flip pattern and cut out a second flip-flop. Discard scraps. Transfer cakes to a covered cake board., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and meringue powder. In the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer, combine the shortening, butter, milk and vanilla. Beat in sugar mixture., Tint 1 cup frosting pink; frost tops of cakes. Tint 1 cup frosting blue; frost sides of cakes. Insert licorice ends into cakes to form straps of flip-flops., Tint 1/4 cup frosting yellow. Using a #4 round tip, pipe decorative lines on top of shoes. Using a #17 star tip, pipe rosettes where straps meet. Tint remaining frosting green. Using a #352 leaf tip, pipe leaves around rosettes., To finish, press candy buttons into sides of cakes; sprinkle cracker crumbs on board to form sand. Store in the refrigerator.

FLIP FLOP COOKIES

Steps:

• Place cookies on a flat surface. Prepare frosting by mixing powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add more milk, one drop at a time, until desired consistency for piping. Add food coloring, one drop at a time and mix until desired color is reached.
• Place frosting in a sandwich size ziplock bag and cut small tip out of corner. Seal bag and squeeze on top of cookies to resemble flip flops. Let air dry 30 minutes to 1 hour. Serve.