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Frog Cupcakes

Submitted by: kymama

Home Town: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

These frog faced cupcakes are fun and easy to make for a child's birthday.

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An oatmeal refrigerator cookie recipe proved 'purrfect' for cat cookies. Half of the dough is chocolate, which frames the playful faces. It was a game of cat and mouse to see what dessert plate would be emptied first!

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Bird's Nest Pie

Submitted by: Jeannine Bates

When we were kids, our favorite dessert at Grandma's house was Bird's Nest Pie. Maybe we were fascinated by the name of the treat, but that can't be the only reason we liked it--there were never any leftovers! This family recipe was handed down from my great-grandmother.

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Dinosaur Eggs

Submitted by: Robin Werner

The mold I'd used to make Jell-O treats at Easter inspired me to include these unusual fun green 'dinosaur eggs' on the party lunch menu. Instant pudding and cinnamon give the eggs a creamy look with speckles. --Robin Werner, Brush Prairie, Washington

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Teddy Bear Biscuits

Submitted by: Catherine Berra Bleem

'Children can't resist helping to assemble these cute cinnamony bears before baking,' remarks Catherine Berra Bleem of Walsh, Illinois. 'Refrigerated biscuit dough makes them easy, convenient and fun!'

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Oatmeal Animal Crackers

Submitted by: Bob Dittmar

'When I was a child, we kids helped Mom cut these crispy crackers into all sorts of shapes,' recalls Bob Dittmar of Trout Run, Pennsylvania. 'They're not too sweet, but sweet enough that we always wanted more.'

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Bird's Nest Egg Salad

Submitted by: Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Create these cute chow mein noodle nests with just three ingredients, then fill them with mounds of a nicely seasoned egg salad for tasty results.

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Zebra Sweets

Submitted by: Taste of Home Test Kitchen

A horse-shaped cookie cutter is the key to these tasty treats made with marshmallow and crisp rice cereal. Melted vanilla and chocolate chips create the zebra's eye-catching stripes.

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Black Cat Cookies

Submitted by: Kathy Stock

Our children look forward to helping me bake these cute cat cookies each year. They've become experts at making the faces with candy corn and red-hots. --Kathy Stock, Levasy, Missouri

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Cute Egg Chicks

Submitted by: Taste of Home Test Kitchen

These big-eyed chicks will steal the show at your Easter table or on a buffet! Our Test Kitchen staff took a little artistic license with a recipe shared by field editor Tami Escher of Dumont, Minnesota...and came up with these clever chicks.

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Zebra Butter Cookies

Submitted by: Shannon Wade

For a jungle or animal theme party, these striped cookies are a lot of fun. they are real eye-catchers. I started with a horse cookie cutter and hot exotic!

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Seasoned Fish Crackers

Submitted by: Deanne Causey

'These zesty little bites are easy to fix and irresistible to eat. Once you start snacking on them, you'll have a difficult time stopping,' assures Deanne Causey of Midland, Texas. 'For parties, I double the recipe. Even then, I never have enough!'

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Bird's Nests

Submitted by: Taste of Home Test Kitchen

To celebrate the arrival of spring, our Test Kitchen shaped chocolate-coated chow mein noodles into nests, then filled them with jelly bean 'eggs'. You may want to make a double batch because they're bound to fly off your table!

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Easter Lamb Pound Cake

Submitted by: Joanie

Home Town: Homewood, Illinois, USA

Living In: Conroe, Texas, USA

An Easter favorite, this pound cake pairs bourbon and pecans, in a recipe handed down through the generations. Decorate with frosting, and jelly beans for the eyes and nose. Cover frosting with shredded coconut, if desired.

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Apple Ladybug Treats

Submitted by: Veros L.

Living In: Ventura, California, USA

Red apples are decorated to look like lady bugs. This is a quick and fun snack that kids will enjoy making and eating. For once kids can play with their food.

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Jalapeno Cucarachas

Submitted by: Richard Henzel

Spicy appetizers made from stuffed jalapeno or habanero peppers. Believe it or not, if cooked thoroughly, and if you remove the seeds, a person can even eat a whole habanero fixed this way. You might hop around a bit, but you'll survive, and the capsaicin rush is incredible!

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Animal Crackers

Submitted by: Terri Thompson

Make your own animal crackers! Cut these tasty cookies into animal shapes. Made with buttermilk, oats and honey.

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Robin's Nests

Submitted by: Dawn Hunt

The nests are made out of a basic cookie dough rolled in chopped walnuts and they're filled with little fondant eggs.

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Peanut Butter Christmas Mice

Submitted by: Paula

These adorable little cookies are made of creamy peanut butter, butter, sugar, egg and flour. They are transformed into little mice with peanut halves for ears, green candies for eyes, and red licorice for tails.

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