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Clam Shell Cookies – Easy No-Bake Mermaid Party Idea

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Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Whether you are looking for fun mermaid party ideas or just a fun treat to make for the kids this summer, these clam shell cookies are sure to be a hit.

The combination of the delicious NILLA wafers and the rich, sweet, marshmallow icing is perfection.

Love NILLA Wafer recipes? Try this no-bake berry trifle made with NILLA Wafers.

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Since all the ingredients of these under the sea cookies are store-bought, putting them together is quick and easy, as you will see in the step-by-step photos below.

Clam Shell Cookie Ingredients

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

  • 48 NILLA Wafers
  • 1 tub vanilla marshmallow frosting
  • 24 white Sixlets candy
  • Food Coloring in choice of colors (we used purple, teal, pink, & yellow)

How to Make Clam Shell Cookies

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Spoon frosting equally into 4 bowls. Add 1-2 drops of food coloring to each bowl and stir to mix well.

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.
Spread a spoonful of frosting onto each NILLA Wafer. Or, if you want to give your clam shell cookies a fancier look, pipe the frosting onto each cookie using a decorative tip.

Then, place a white Sixlet candy onto the frosting of each cookie. You will want to place the candy a little off-center (see image for placement).

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Place another NILLA Wafer on top to finish off your clam cookies.

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Serve and enjoy!

I hope you and the little ones enjoy this sweet summer treat!

Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

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Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

Clam Shell Cookies

These clam shell cookies are an easy to make, no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 90kcal
Author: Jaclyn Shimmel
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Ingredients

  • Food Coloring in choice of colors, we used purple, teal, pink, & yellow
  • 48 NILLA Wafers
  • 1 tub Vanilla Marshmallow Frosting
  • 48 White Sixlets Candy

Instructions

  • Spoon frosting equally into 4 bowls. Add 1-2 drops of food coloring to each bowl and stir to mix well.
  • Spread a spoonful of frosting onto each NILLA Wafer. (Or, pipe the frosting onto each cookie for a fancier look).
  • Place a Sixlet in the frosting of each cookie (see image for placement) and another NILLA Wafer on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 90kcal

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.

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Clam shell cookies, made with vanilla wafers, icing, and candy pearls, are an easy to make no-bake treat perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party.

More no-bake summer treats to enjoy

Watermelon Rice Krispies Treats are a fun and easy to make no-bake kids treat perfect for all your summer BBQs and birthday parties.

Under the sea banana treats are a fun and easy-to-make kids treat, perfect for under the sea or ocean themed parties. 

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By Jaclyn Shimmel | 06/05/2018
Filed Under: Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: Cookies, Kid Friendly, No Bake, Party food, Summer

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Comments

  1. Linda Linneman says

    06/05/2018 at 2:34 pm

    These cookies are so cute. I can’t believe how easy these are to make. My grandchildren would love these. Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    06/06/2018 at 12:24 pm

    These are so cute and so clever! Love the idea of using the candy pearls. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Merry Kuchle says

    06/06/2018 at 8:39 pm

    These are SO CUTE and perfect for a mermaid party. I’m going to share them on my party planning FB page!

    Reply
  4. krystal says

    06/06/2018 at 10:03 pm

    Well those are just so cute for a summertime beachy themed party! Love those vibrant colors.

    Reply
  5. Tracey says

    06/06/2018 at 10:11 pm

    So yummy and cute! We may need to make these for our next gathering

    Reply
  6. Sarah L says

    06/07/2018 at 12:26 am

    Those are fun and colorful. True under water treats.

    Reply
  7. Kim Thorne says

    06/08/2018 at 6:58 am

    I love it such a cute and yummy treat nice project too.

    Reply
  8. Olivia Douglass says

    06/13/2018 at 8:31 pm

    Omg these are so cute and so easy to make. I know a little girl who wants a mermaid party so I’ll be sure to share this with her mom.

    Reply
  9. Kathleen says

    06/13/2018 at 9:56 pm

    These are so sweet. I have a child who is obsessed with mermaids, she would love these!

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  10. Sharon R Yarrell says

    06/18/2018 at 1:29 am

    I will make these for my niece’s party.

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