School Bus Cookies
School Bus Cookies
Everyone gets a good seat with these yummy yellow treats!
Prep time: 20 min.
Baking time: 12-15 min.
Decoration time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
  • 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
  • 1 tube M&M’S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies
  • 1 18-oz. roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 2 16-oz. cans vanilla frosting
  • 1 16-oz. can chocolate frosting
  • Yellow and green food coloring
  • Baking sheet
  • Spatula
  • 2 resealable plastic bags
  • Microwave-safe bowl
  • Printable template
What to do:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Knead the sugar cookie dough and flour until smooth. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a scant 1/4-inch thickness. Using the printable template, cut out the shapes, re rolling the scraps if necessary. Then, use the spatula to transfer the shapes to the prepared baking sheet.
  3. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
  4. Tint 1/2 cup of the vanilla frosting green, place it into a resealable plastic bag, snip off a small corner, and set aside. Tint the remaining vanilla frosting yellow, and place it in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for about 10-20 seconds, stirring every 5 seconds until the consistency of slightly whipped cream.
  5. Spoon the heated frosting over the cookies one at a time—completely covering each one. You may have to scrape up excess frosting and reheat it to cover all the cookies. Let the frosting dry for about 30 minutes, then carefully remove the cookies from the rack and scrape any excess frosting from the edges.
  6. Spoon the chocolate frosting into one of the resealable plastic bags. Snip a small hole from the corner and pipe frosting for decoration. Then, using the photo as a guide, add M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies. Finish by snipping a small hole from a corner of the plastic bag with the green frosting and piping on the names.
Tip: To eliminate frosting from the recipe, just add 3 or 4 drops of yellow food coloring to the dough while kneading in the flour. Then, once the cookies have cooled, adhere the M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies to the cookies using dots of decorating frosting. Kids love to be involved! Many steps in this recipe are perfect for kids of all ages:
  • Children as young as two can help with measuring and mixing ingredients. Filling measuring cups with the ingredients and kneading the dough can remind them of activities they already do on a day-to-day basis’s and-play and play-dough!
  • Children who are older will love rolling out the dough. Of course, when it comes time to cut the cookies’ everyone can lend a hand!
  • Remember, decorating is a personal expression. Everyone will love sharing their creations with family and friends!
Makes 24 bus cookies.