Cheeseburger In Paradise Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (12 ounce) boxes vanilla wafers
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 4 -5 teaspoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• green food coloring
• yellow food coloring
• red food coloring
• 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 2 (10 ounce) packages peppermint patties (anything resembling the girl scouts' "thin mints")

Recipe

• 1 place whole, perfect vanilla wafers on 2 trays; one with wafers facing up, the other with wafers facing down.
• 2 each tray should have the same number of wafers (35-40).
• 3 brush wafers (rounded side up) with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 to color coconut, place in small container with several drops of green food coloring.
• 6 shake well and let sit.
• 7 to make"cheese" frosting, whip powdered sugar and milk together til smooth.
• 8 add yellow and red food coloring til desired orange tint is achieved.
• 9 to assemble"cheeseburgers", use dab of frosting to glue peppermint cookies into place on to wafer (flat side up).
• 10 this is your"burger".
• 11 now spread frosting"cheese" on and sprinkle with green coconut"lettuce".
• 12 dab with frosting again and top with sesame wafer.
• 13 repeat until all"burgers" are made.