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These fun, spring-themed
yummy cookies are as cute as a June bug...maybe even cuter!
June
Bug Cookies
- Cookies:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
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- To Decorate:
Red food coloring
small tube black frosting
licorice strings
mini chocolate chips,
M&Ms ®
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- Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese or light cream cheese (do not
use fat-free)
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
- For Cookies: Heat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
In large bowl, beat butter with both sugars until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on
low speed until well blended.
- For each cookie, scoop up heaping tablespoon
of dough; roll into 1-1/2 inch ball. Place on ungreased cookie
sheets 3 inches apart. DO NOT flatten dough.
- Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool
2 minutes on cookie sheets; carefully transfer to wire cooling
racks; cool completely.
- For Cream Cheese Frosting: Cut cream cheese
and butter into chunks and place in bowl of food processor fitted
with the steel blade. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Use on/off
pulses to process ingredients until well blended. (Can also be
made with a mixer.)
- To Decorate: Prepare the cream cheese
frosting. Transfer 1/4 of the frosting to a small bowl to use
for the June Bug "face." Add enough red food coloring
to the remaining frosting to create a bright color. Decoratively
frost cookies to resemble a ladybug, using the white (round face),
red (wings/body) and black (dividing lines) frostings. Use mini
chocolate chips to create the ladybug "dots" on the
wings and mini M&MS for "eyes." Cut, bend and place
licorice strings in face frosting to form antennas.
- Store cookies loosely covered at room
temperature for up to 3 days.
Makes about 3 1/3 to 4
dozen.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy
of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.
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