These little Bunny Cupcakes will definitely bring springtime cheer to your Easter celebrations! They are so delicious and adorable!

These super cute bunny tales and toes are available from Fancy Flours, but there are versions you can make with frosting, fondant and marshmallows. You can do a Pinterest search for fun Easter cupcake ideas.

It would be so fun to add these to your Easter menu. I am so excited that we will be able to have family together this year!

Kids would love to “hop” into the kitchen to help you make these. Just make your favorite cupcake and then frost them with vanilla buttercream frosting. Place shredded coconut in a bowl and lightly press an upside down frosted cupcake into the coconut. Turn right side up and gently press the coconut into the frosting, then press the bunny tales and toes in place. I found that I needed to go back and press some of the toes and tails down again as the frosting settled.

These are sure to make little kids – and big kids – smile! I think I will have one for breakfast with my coffee!!! Enjoy!

I used the Vanilla Cupcakes recipe from The Sprinkles Baking Book by Candace Nelson. The link below has the recipe and an instructional video:

If you like to make cupcakes, this is a really fun book – to look through and to bake from:

The Bunny Tails and Toes are available from Fancy Flours. What fun it is just to browse their website!

https://www.fancyflours.com/

Happy Easter Week!

Today after I walked the dog, I was cold and wanted a nice warm…chocolate…snack. The perfect solution was to make No Bake Chocolate Cookies! Quick and easy, and I had all the ingredients on hand. Another favorite from childhood to now.

This recipe is from a cookbook that my husband gave me when we were dating – in 1976, “Favorite Recipes – Tried and Tested Recipes From the Best Cooks in the Allendale Community.” We have made lots of no bake cookies since then! Hope you enjoy these as much as we have!

Print Recipe

Chocolate No Bake Cookies

An all-time favorite!  Loved them as a kid – and still make them!  Great snack when chocolate craving hits!  

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cookies

Servings: 30 Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 5 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups quick oatmeal
• 1 cup coconut

Instructions

• Prepare wax paper or parchment paper to drop cookies on.  Can place on counter or on two baking sheets.
• Place oatmeal and coconut in medium mixing bowl.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.  Remove from heat and add sugar, milk, cocoa, and salt.  Stir.  Return to stove and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Boil 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla, stir.
• Pour chocolate mixture over oatmeal and coconut, stir until combined.  Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, or teaspoon, drop cookies on wax or parchment paper. Makes about 30 cookies. Allow to set until firm, about 30 minutes.  
• If you prefer the Peanut Butter version, make as above, but omit the coconut and add 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter with the vanilla after the chocolate mixture has boiled for 1 minute.

Notes

This recipe is adapted from the No Bake Cookie recipe from the “Favorite Recipes – Tried and True Recipes from the Best Cooks in the Allendale Community.” Recipe book  given to Mary Beth Steinhauser from Mark Carr in 1976.  His mother, Joyce Carr, was on the Recipe Book Committee.