Tombstone Cookies Recipes

TOMBSTONE COOKIES

Steps:

• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil or waxed paper; grease generously with cooking spray. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add marshmallows, stirring until melted. Remove from heat; stir in cereal. Press evenly in pan using greased spatula or waxed paper. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Using greased 3-inch tombstone-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 16 tombstones. In small bowl, place crushed wafer cookies.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave 2/3 cup of the frosting on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted. Dip bottom of each treat into melted frosting, tapping off excess. Immediately coat dipped portion with cookie crumbs. Place on cookie sheet to set, about 10 minutes.
• Place vanilla frosting in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Twist bag above frosting; squeeze bag to pipe RIP (Rest In Peace) on each treat.

TOMBSTONE TREATS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Stir in marshmallows until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal until well coated. With a buttered spatula, press into a greased 13x9-in. pan. Cool. , Beat cookie dough and flour until combined. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Trace tombstone pattern onto waxed paper; cut out 16 tombstones from dough. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Along bottom edge of each cookie, insert two toothpicks halfway into dough. Bake at 350° until edges are golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a large resealable plastic bag, combine water and green food coloring. Add coconut; seal bag and shake to coat. Toast coconut in a shallow pan in a 350° oven for 5-10 minutes or cook in a skillet over low heat until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Set aside. Using black paste food coloring, tint frosting gray. Frost sugar cookies; decorate with brown decorating icing. , Cut cereal bars into 3x2-in. rectangles; spread with melted chocolate chips. Using toothpicks, insert cookies into cereal bars. Decorate with coconut and candies as desired.

TOMBSTONE COOKIE POPS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until dough forms. Shape dough into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Unwrap dough. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch tombstone-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Insert craft stick halfway into center of each cookie.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Spread chocolate frosting on cookies. Attach plain tip to tube of green icing; pipe grass along bottom edge of tombstones. Remove plain tip from green icing; attach to tube of white icing. Pipe RIP in center of each tombstone.