Jelly
Bird Nests
4 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
Red and green food coloring
Jelly beans
Clean hands
Mixing bowls
Measuring cups and spoons
Flour sifter
Knead all ingredients except food coloring until
smooth. Divide mixture into two bowls. Color one pink and one
green. Let sit a few minutes. With moistened hands shape into
3/4 inch balls. Press a jelly bean into each ball. Keep
refrigerated. Makes 24 nests.
Krispie
Cookies
1/2
cup light corn syrup
1/2
cup peanut butter
3
cups rice krispies cereal
Clean
hands
Mixing bowl and spoons
Measuring cups
Mix all ingredients together and shape into
balls. Moisten hands first to eliminate sticking.
Tubby Toast Toast Raisins (or icing) Circle shaped cookie cutter
Using the cookie cutter, shape the toast into a circle.
Decorate a face on the toast using either raisins or the icing.
Baked
Recipes
Paintbrush Cookies
Your favorite sugar cookie recipe, rolled, cut, and unbaked Or packaged
unbaked refrigerator cookie dough
As many cups and small paintbrushes as desired colors
"Paint"
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon water
Food coloring
Blend egg yolk and water together. Divide into cups and add food
coloring. Using small, clean paintbrushes, paint the unbaked
cookies. Add more water if "paint" becomes too dry. Bake in a 400
degree oven for 6-8 minutes, or as directed in recipe.
No-Bake Version:
Use packaged animal crackers or vanilla wafers.
Make paint with evaporated milk, a little sugar and food coloring.
Allow cookies to dry before eating.