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You Can't Have Easter Without The Bunny. Funny Bunny Cookies.

By Melissa Shrader Editor/Publisher Fort Collins Macaroni Kid March 18, 2024

These little Easter Bunny cookies are the best! They are so cute and fun to do with kids. We did these pretty seriously but you can make all kinds of fun faces on them. It's a fun way for kids to decorate their snack and eat it. 


Funny Bunny Cookies 

Ingredients: 

1 cup flaked coconut

1/2 tsp water 

6 drops green food coloring (liquid works better than paste)

1 drop yellow food coloring (liquid works better than paste)

4 to 6 large marshmallows (square flat kind work great)

12oz. white candy coating (chips or disks work great but block are good too)

12 Peanut butter cream-filled sandwich cookies shaped like peanuts 

12 large or 24 small jelly beans 

12 chocolate chips, colored edible decorating beads, miniature baking bits (brown preferable but use your imagination)

Pink Decorating Icing 



Directions: 

Grass

In a small resealable plastic bag, combine the coconut, water and food coloring. Seal bag and shake like crazy till it's mixed well. Then set aside at the assembly area. 



Bunny Ears 

Cut each marshmallow into thirds. Shape like ears. Set aside at the assembly area.

Bunny Body

In a microwave-safe bowl. meld candy coating, stir until smooth. Make sure the container is big enough to dip the cookies into it. Now dip one cookie into the white chocolate coating. Let excess drip off and place on waxed paper in the assembly area. 

Immediately sprinkle coconut onto the lower part of the cookie (see picture).

Gently press jelly beans into the coconut. 

Place ears onto top of cookie opposite end of the grass. 

Add eyes 

Let dry. 

Repeat for all remaining cookies. 

When the cookies have set and are dry, Pipe on nose and whiskers.



Tips: 

Have fun. 

Make faces with different edible items.

Add things like a marshmallow tail

make funny faces with smiles, tongues sticking out, buck teeth. 

The chocolate dipping process is messy so having an area set up and ready is a great way for everyone to be able to participate.

Remember, A mess can be cleaned up. 

Kids are only kids once.

Memories are made in the mess.