Swamp Squares
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Box brownie mix
- 3.9 ounce box chocolate instant pudding
Decorations
- Gummy or licorice whips; peanuts (in shell)
- tube of yellow or white decorating icing;
- large, round lollipops, one stick cut off and saved;
- gummy fish, worms, snakes, etc.
- pretzel logs or nuggets
- flat wafer cookie
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat pan with nonstick spray.
- Prepare brownies as directed on package. Spread batter in pan with spoon. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick or
fork inserted in center comes out almost clean.
- While brownies bake, prepare pudding as directed on package.
- Once brownies are completely cool, spread pudding on top.
Decorate
-
Swamp tree:
Tie 4 to 6 gummy or licorice whips together near the ends with thread; twine with skinny whips if desired. Insert tied end in pan. Twist whips down to make a weeping willow tree.
- Swamp snails:
Place peanuts on pudding; use icing to draw eyes and a stripe down back of each.
- Floating heads:
Stick lollipops in swamp. Add faces with tube frosting.
Finishing touches:
- Add spooky gummy creatures
- Lay pretzels to look like fallen logs
- Attach lollipop stick to back of cookie with icing.
- Write “Swamp” on front of cookie with tube frosting.
Cut to serve.
Notes: Yields: 18 Servings
