Cream Cheese Ladybugs

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 teaspoons red food coloring paste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package cake mix
• chocolate sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
• 2 add food coloring, vanilla, and egg yolk, beating well. add cake mix, and beat until blended.
• 3 shape a portion of the dough into 40 (1-inch) balls, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• 4 shape remaining dough into 40 (1/4-inch) balls; attach to larger balls on baking sheet.
• 5 gently press a knife dipped in flour down center of each larger ball. decorate body of ladybugs with chocolate candy sprinkles.
• 6 bake at 375° for 8 to 10 minutes.