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Fill rimmed baking sheet or small bowls with about 1 1/2 cups sugar.
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If desired, color white sugar by stirring in luster dust or sparkle dust a little at a time.
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Pipe shapes onto sugar.
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Bunnies and chicks must be completed one at a time.
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To Make Bunnies: Pipe a small marshmallow mound onto sugar, about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch tall.
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Pipe two smaller mounds on either end for the head and tail.
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Pipe the ears, starting from the top of the head onto the body, pulling forward and off to finish.
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With a damp finger, pat down any marshmallow spikes formed from piping.
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Immediately sprinkle sugar over the entire surface of the bunny.
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Allow a few minutes for the shape to set.
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Pipe on a royal-icing face with a#1 Ateco icing tip; lift bunny out of sugar with a spoon or small offset spatula.
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Place in a parchment-lined airtight container until ready to serve, or for up to 2 weeks.
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To Make Chicks: Pipe an oval shape onto sugar, about 1 inch wide, tapering the end and pulling upward to finish with the tail.
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For the head, pipe a mound on the end opposite the tail, about the width of the body, pushing toward the tail and up.
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Pull away from the head to form the beak.
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Immediately sprinkle sugar over the entire surface of the chick.
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Allow a few minutes for the shape to set.
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Pipe on royal-icing eyes with a#1 Ateco icing tip; lift chick out of sugar with a spoon or small offset spatula.
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Place in a parchment-lined airtight container until ready to serve, or for up to 2 weeks.
