Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - walnuts, crushed
• 1/2 cup - cashews, crushed
• 1.5 cups - biscuits (Marie or glucose), crushed
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• 1/2 cup - butter
• 2 tbsp - cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp - vanilla essence
• For decoration: jelly beans
• ice cream sticks
• oval cutter
• bunny shape cutter
• Colored frosting

How to Make Easter Cut-Outs

• Place sugar, cocoa and butter in a non-stick pan.
• Cook while stirring, till well dissolved.
• Take off heat, mix in all other ingredients.
• Allow to cool till it can be handled.
• Empty into a large greased plate, lightly pat even.
• Using the shaped cutters, cut out the shapes
• Place cut-outs on sheets of waxed paper
• Insert an ice cream stick 2 inches into the bottom of each cut-out
• Decorate the pop-ups with jelly beans, chocolate chips, coloured frosting as desired
• Cool well till firmed
• Store in air-tight container. It can be placed in Easter Basket.