Ladybug cookies

So CLB had a playdate with a friend this morning, which left CLG stuck alone with me. She decided that it was time to start experimenting with recipes for her birthday party. I keep reminding her that her party isn't for another 2 1/2 months. She keeps replying that we don't have much time left! Crazy! She takes after me! Or maybe she's driving me there, who knows!?!

So anyway, she ran upstairs and put on her favorite outfit...a pink shirt, huge pink tutu and striped pink cotton tights (she seriously looks like someone threw a bottle of Pepto Bismol on her)...took out her favorite cookbook (Pink Princess Tea Parties, by Barbara Beery), and picked a recipe. She decided on Ladybug cookies.

Turns out, these suckers are super simple! They look cute and taste, well, just sweet I'd say, but they look cute, right?!? Basically, you frost a bunch of vanilla wafer cookies with red cookie frosting (the cookbook says to dye some canned vanilla frosting red, but this stuff was left over from a previous cookie journey, so we decided to use it instead). Then sprinkle with some mini chocolate chips and add a milk dud for the head. Voila! Ladybug cookies!

CLG was very pleased with our creation, and I was happy with how quickly they could be made. So these little buggies have made it to the menu for her party. The party that isn't for another 2 1/2 months. Which means I get another 2 1/2 months of hearing about how we absolutely have to make these cookies! Sigh!