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coconut and stir until it resembles cheese. You may have to add a little more food coloring if needed. Open and drain the red and green cherries. Place green cherries on a cutting board and slice to make circles. Cut red cherries into small pieces. Place a red cherry piece into the center of a green cherry. These cherries will look just like pimiento-stuffed olives. Slice red gum drops, making small round pieces that will be pepperoni slices. Cut black licorice into tiny pieces to look like chopped black olives. Microwave 4 ounces of white bark in a heatproof bowl at 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval. Continue doing this until the bark is melted. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet and then place the cutters on the paper. Pour melted bark into each cutter until about 1/2 inch deep. Let bark harden for 3 or 4 minutes and then remove the cutters. The bark will spread out just a little. Sprinkle with coconut (cheese) and place the green olives and pepperoni around the pizza. Sprinkle the black olives. The pizzas are ready to serve.

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    Candy Paints
    Makes 1/4 cup paint
     
     
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pasteurized egg whites
4 drops food coloring
    Mix powdered sugar, egg whites and food coloring in a bowl and stir well. Repeat steps with different colors of food coloring for a variety of paint colors. This paint works well on marshmallows, white chocolate, etc. Use candy molds, such as cars, filled with white chocolate. Then paint and enjoy!

Candy Play-Dough
    Makes 2 cups play-dough
     
     
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 (16-ounce) boxes powdered sugar
food coloring (liquid or gel)
    Beat cream cheese until creamy. Add in powdered sugar at 2-cup intervals until dough forms. Color with food coloring (or divide for multiple colors). Play-dough is edible. Play-dough can be stored in an airtight bag or container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Candy Necklaces
    Makes 10 necklaces
     
     
10 yards 5/8-inch-wide sheer ribbon for necklace
10 yards 3/8-inch ribbon for decoration
gummy candies in variety of colors (Life Savers Gummies work great)
    Each necklace needs one 36-inch length of the 5/8-inch sheer ribbon. Cut the 3/8-inch ribbon to 6 inches long. Each necklace needs 5 to 7 pieces of 6-inch ribbon. Ten yards of assorted designs will decorate 10 necklaces. Thread 1 of the 36-inch pieces of ribbon through a large gummy to the middle of the ribbon. Next, tie a 6-inch piece of ribbon on either side of the gummy. Thread a smaller gummy on either side of the ribbon and repeat. Necklaces are ready to wear, and enjoy nibbling if desired!

Rainbow Sprinkle Fudge
    Makes 45 to 50 fudge squares
     
     
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (11-ounce) package white chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup rainbow sprinkles
    Beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar and salt. Melt white chocolate in microwavable bowl in 30-second intervals until smooth. Pour into cream cheese mixture and stir until blended. Stir in extracts. Pour in 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles—do not over-stir or sprinkles will become melted and muddy the color of fudge. Pour fudge mixture into 9 x 9-inch pan lined with wax paper. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles over top of poured fudge. Refrigerate until chilled and then cut into squares.

Marshmallow Pops
    Makes 20 pops
     
     
20 large marshmallows
20 lollipop sticks
2 cups assorted candy melts or chocolate chips
sprinkles, candies, edible decorations
    Line a jelly roll pan or baking sheet with wax paper. Insert lollipop sticks into marshmallows. Melt candy melts or chocolate chips in microwavable bowl at 15-second intervals until smooth, stirring well between each interval. Dip marshmallows into candy melts or chocolate until coated. Decorate with sprinkles and other edible decorations. Set on wax paper to cool.

Banana Split Bites
    Makes 30