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Easy and Cheap College Recipes: Carrot Patch Cookie Planters

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Utah chapter.

So you got your plans, your friends, and your sunscreen…..what could be missing for a perfect spring break? How about some yummy (and adorable) snacks while enjoying this much-deserved vacation? Her Campus thinks yes! Here is a delicious, and simple recipe for Carrot Patch Cookies. 

What you’ll need:

  • Orange Mike and Ike candies
  • Green gummy candy (we used Rips licorice pieces, which are flat)
  • Nabisco Biscos sugar wafer cookies
  • Chocolate frosting
  • Chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
  • Tip! You can use Biscos because they’re smaller than many other brands. If you use a larger cookie, increase the amount of frosting and cookie crumbs

 

Now put it together:

  1. To make each carrot, cut a slit in one end of a Mike and Ike candy with a sharp knife. Cut a small triangle from the green gummy candy (if needed, roll it flat), then fringe the base to form leaves. Tuck the triangle into the slit of the Mike and Ike and pinch it closed.
  2. For each carrot planter, place a wafer cookie base on a flat surface. Form the longer walls from two whole cookies and cut a third one to fit the shorter ends. Attach the pieces with frosting.
  3. To fill four planters, combine 2 tablespoons frosting with 2 tablespoons cookie crumbs. Fill each box with the mixture then press three candy carrots inside. If needed, add more of the frosting mixture to hold the carrots in place.

 

Now what? Nothing! Simply enjoy your yummy and quick spring break snack!