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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 7, 2010
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You're guaranteed to get smiles when you make these whimsical treats, with packaged peanut-butter cookie bodies and pretzel legs and feelers.

Cutie Bugs

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 0 min
  • Servings 32
  • Ingredients 4
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Ingredients

  • 12 oz. chocolate-flavored candy coating, cut into pieces
  • 1 (1-lb.) pkg. peanut butter-filled sandwich cookies
  • 64 tiny pretzel twists
  • 4 teaspoons miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. Melt candy coating in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
  • Step 
    2
    For each cookie bug, hold 1 cookie with tongs; dip entire top and sides of cookie in melted coating, letting excess drip off. Place cookie, coated side up, on waxed paper-lined cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    3
    Cut pretzels into curved pieces for legs. Dip 1 end of each leg piece in coating; place 3 legs on each side of each cookie.
  • Step 
    4
    Cut 2 short pretzel pieces for antennae. Dip 1 end of each antennae piece in coating; place on top of cookie. Place chocolate pieces near antennae for eyes. If desired, decorate bugs with additional candies. Let stand about 10 minutes or until coating is set before storing.

Nutrition

140 Calories
7g Total Fat
1g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
65
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
95mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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