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Carrot Cucumber Sandwiches

Carrot Cucumber Sandwiches

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8 Bunny Sandwiches

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*1 loaf White Sandwich Bread, sliced (at least 16 slices)

*1-2 Mini Snacking Cucumbers, seedless or 1/3 English Cucumber, thinly sliced

*1/4 cup finely grated Carrots

*6 ounces Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese, slightly softened

*1 tablespoon Minced Shallots

*1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder

*1/8 teaspoon Onion Powder

*2 teaspoons finely chopped Parsley

*Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper, to taste

Cream/mix together the: Carrots, cream cheese, shallots, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt and pepper. Spread on one side of bread slice/bunny and layer with sliced cucumbers and another bunny bread slice making a sandwich. Repeat for each sandwich.

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**Use a Bunny Cookie Cutter or cutter of your choice. Make sure to remove crusts if you don’t use a cookie cutter and slice the sandwiches in triangle halves and then cut again for mini triangle sandwiches.

Recipe adapted from Cherished Bliss
Carrot Cucumber Sandwiches

Carrot Cucumber Sandwiches

Enjoy!

Lindy

Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies

Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies

Cream together:

*3/4 cup granulated White Sugar

*1 cup Brown Sugar, packed

*2/3 cup Butter Flavored Shortening

*2/3 cup Butter, melted (1/2 stick plus almost 3 tablespoons)

* Wet ingredients:

*1 Egg

*1 Egg Yolk

*2 tablespoons Milk

*2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

* Dry ingredients:

*3 cups Bread Flour, sifted

*1/2 Quick Oats, slightly blended/chopped

*1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt

*1 teaspoon Soda

*1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

*Chocolate Chips, your choice, used for holding on Cadbury eggs

*Mini Cadbury Eggs (Milk Chocolate, White Candy or Dark Chocolate) add after baking

*Directions:

* In a stand mixer with paddle attachment on medium-low; Cream together the sugar, brown sugar, shortening and butter, mixing until light and fluffy in color (1-2 minutes).

* Add one egg at a time on medium speed. Then add the milk and vanilla extract.

* Sift in a bowl the bread flour, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt.

* Slowly add the flour mixture in thirds to the wet-creamed mixture along with the quick oats. Mix just until combined scrapping the sides of the bowl at least once.

* Cover/wrap the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least two hours or overnight.

* Scoop cookies (we used 18/8 (#2) cookie scoop or disher #16 ) onto a Silpat covered baking sheet or parchment paper. After scooping cookie dough, add 3 chocolate chips to the center of each scooped cookie making a triangle shape. Then after baking add 3 Cadbury eggs. Note: Cadbury eggs are add last so they won’t melt and crack as easily.

*Bake the Cookies in the oven for about 10 minutes in a preheated oven 350*F.

* Makes 4 1/2 dozen

Also see Milk Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies