Hop on over to the kitchen to prepare these cute as can be cupcakes. Perfect for spring celebrations, Easter, baby showers and birthday parties.

Makes 12 (1 cupcake) servings.

Prep Time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS

1 container (16 ounces) vanilla frosting

McCormick® Assorted Food Colors and Egg Dye or McCormick® Assorted NEON! Food Colors and Egg Dye

2 cups flaked coconut

12 unfrosted cupcakes

12 plain donut holes

12 large marshmallows

6 pink jelly beans, halved crosswise

Chocolate sprinkles

Miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS

1. Tint frosting pink or blue, using 4 drops red or 4 drops NEON blue food color. Place coconut in resealable plastic bag. Add 4 drops red or 4 drops NEON blue food color to coconut in bag; shake until coconut is evenly tinted. Recipe courtesy McCormick

2. Spread top of each cupcake with tinted frosting. Press each cupcake into tinted coconut to cover top completely. Spread donut holes with remaining frosting. Press a donut hole into top of each cupcake to form the bunny’s head.

3. For the ears, cut a 1/4-inch slice off the flat ends of each marshmallow to make 24 slices. Dip cut sides of the marshmallow slices into the coconut until completely covered. (Reserve remaining marshmallow pieces.) Attach 2 marshmallow slices to the head of each bunny with frosting to create ears.

Courtesy McCormick® Spice Company

Bunny Cupcakes Courtesy McCormick®

4. Press a jelly bean half into the face for the nose and sprinkles for the whiskers. Use the chocolate chips for the eyes. Press the plain marshmallow pieces into the cupcake for the belly.

Test Kitchen Tips:

* To make 6 each pink and blue cupcakes, use 2 drops of each food color in each half batch of frosting and coconut.

Recipe Courtesy McCormick®, For Bunny Cake and more great recipes, visit mccormick.com.

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INGREDIENTS:

• 1 fully cooked ham (10 pounds)
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup preserves (peach, apricot or orange)
• 1 Tbs honey
• 2 tsp mustard

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 275. Combine brown sugar, preserves, honey, and mustard. Stir until blended. Roll out piece of foil long enough to encase entire ham. Place ham cut side down on foil. Brush glaze onto ham until coated well. Keep remaining glaze. Enclose foil around ham. Set on a baking sheet and roast for 2 hours. If ham is not 10 pounds, roast for 14 minutes per pound. Coat ham with remaining glaze 20 minutes prior to being done.

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Trukey and Stuffing

*Serve with our Scrumptious Cranberry Sauce recipe- a homemade alternative to canned cranberries*

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 turkey (size depends on how many you’ll be feeding)
• 1 box regular stuffing mix (or according to size of turkey)
• 4 Tbs butter or margarine
• 1 medium sized onion
• 3-4 stalks celery (chopped)
• 1 bunch leeks (sliced)
• Poultry seasoning (to taste)
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• White wine optional (enough to make stuffing moist- depends on individual results)

DIRECTIONS:

After thawing turkey, remove package of giblets and neck from body and/or neck cavity and rinse outside and body cavity very well with cold water only. Dry with paper towels as best as you can- inside and out. It does not need to be completely dry. Refrigerate. To Make Stuffing: In a sauce pan, heat butter or margarine and sauté onion and celery until tender. Add leeks and cook for approximately 10 minutes, or until tender. Combine cooked onion, celery, and leeks to dry stuffing mix. Lightly season with poultry seasoning , salt, and pepper, to your liking. Slowly pour white wine into mixture until moistened, should not take very much. Do not make stuffing too wet. To Stuff Turkey: Preheat oven to 350′. Remove turkey from refrigerator. Carefully stuff body and neck cavity, but do not pack tightly. (Do not stuff the turkey until you are ready to cook it as doing so could cause food poisoning.) Close body cavity with wire fastener. This will hold the legs and tail. Close and secure neck with a skewer through flap of skin. Create rolled ring of coiled foil for bottom of large throw away pan. This will keep the turkey from resting directly on the bottom of the pan. Place turkey, breast side up, onto foil ring. If wings touch side of pan, pin to body with skewers. Rub outside of turkey with a little butter to form a thin layer. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper. Cook turkey until it starts to drip. Reduce heat to 325 and cook for 4-4 ½ hours or until done- or 20 minutes per pound- depending on weight. Cut and serve hot with gravy and sides.

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*Perfect with a side of milk, Santa will definitely be back next year.*

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Lace Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup instant oats
• 1 egg
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup butter or margarine (melted)
• 2 Tbs flour
• ½ tsp vanilla
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• Walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients and stir until well blended. Batter will be very runny. Drop mixture onto pan, each about the size of a small walnut. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on pan. When cooled, use the back side of a spatula to remove from pan. If too difficult to remove from pan or if harden too quickly, put back into oven for a few seconds. Cookies will be thin and very delicate. They will actually have a lace-like appearance. Other ideas include breaking them into pieces and crumbling over a bowl of vanilla ice cream or drizzle cookies with melted Hershey kisses and cool. Makes 3 dozen.

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*Perfect with a side of milk, Santa will definitely be back next year.*

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Lace Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup instant oats
• 1 egg
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup butter or margarine (melted)
• 2 Tbs flour
• ½ tsp vanilla
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• Walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients and stir until well blended. Batter will be very runny. Drop mixture onto pan, each about the size of a small walnut. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on pan. When cooled, use the back side of a spatula to remove from pan. If too difficult to remove from pan or if harden too quickly, put back into oven for a few seconds. Cookies will be thin and very delicate. They will actually have a lace-like appearance. Other ideas include breaking them into pieces and crumbling over a bowl of vanilla ice cream or drizzle cookies with melted Hershey kisses and cool. Makes 3 dozen.

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