Lovely Ladybugs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 15 black jelly beans
• 1 cup red candy melts (we used wilton candy melts)
• toothpick (optional)
• black decorating gel

Recipe

• 1 mix the peanut butter, butter, and confectioners' sugar together until well blended. roll the mixture into about 30 (1-inch) balls.
• 2 place the balls on waxed paper and gently flatten their bottoms.
• 3 slice the jelly beans in half and push one half into each ball to make the ladybug's head.
• 4 melt the red candy chips according to the package directions. spoon the melted candy over each ball. if you need to, use a toothpick to evenly distribute the candy coating.
• 5 after the coating hardens, use the decorators' gel to add a stripe and spots to each bug.