Christmas Mice Cookies
From ravenseyes 17 years ago
- 9 minutes to make
- Serves 24
This is a fun christmas cookie - great for the kids what a better thing than little mice you can eat
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup margarine, softened shopping list
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter shopping list
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar shopping list
- 1 large egg shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- peanut halves shopping list
- 1 (2.25 ounce) jar red cinnamon candies shopping list
- 4 yards of thin red licorice, cut in 3-inch pieces. shopping list
How to make it
- Beat margarine and peanut butter at medium speed with an electric mixer; gradually add sugars, beat well add egg and beat till creamy. Combine flour and soda, gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; taper one end of each ball to form a tear-drop shape. Press one side flat. Place flat sides on ungreased cookie sheets with cookies 2 inches apart. Press in sides of dough to raise backs of mice. Gently place 2 peanut halves in dough for ears. With wooden toothpick, make 1/2 inch deep hole at tail end. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes, remove cookies from oven. Place cinnamon candies for eyes and bake an additional 1-2 minutes or until brown. Remove from oven, insert licorice tails and cool completely on baking sheets.
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suzalleogram
in Easthampton loved it
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These are TOO cute-I love them! I have pet rats,so I'm going to make Chrismtas rat cookies.Thanks for the yummy recipe-I will definitely be trying this one out!
Carrie :)
hoosiermom68
in Merrillville loved it
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How delightful! Bookmarking to try!
zoeb
in Seattle loved it
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