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Farm Mouse Cookies Recipe

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Eeeek! The whimsical mice I made evoked shrieks of delight from the kids at our party. Peanut-half "ears" and licorice "tails" transformed these peanut butter cookies into country critters.

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24 Servings
Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients

1 cup creamy Jif® Peanut Butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Peanut halves
Black shoestring licorice, cut into 2-1/2-inch pieces

Directions

In a bowl, cream peanut butter, butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and chill dough for 1 hour or overnight.
Roll into 1-in. balls. Pinch one end, forming a teardrop shape. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; press to flatten. For ears, press two peanuts into each cookie near the pointed end. Using a toothpick, make a 1/2-in.-deep hole for the tail in the end opposite the ears. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden. While cookies are warm, insert licorice for tails. Cool on wire racks. Yield: 4 dozen.

Quicker: Christmas Eve Mice

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 162 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 119 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Farm Mouse Cookies published in Taste of Home April/May 1999, p37

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