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Owl Cookies

Owl Cookies
These cookies are a real hoot, and they taste as good as they look. Each fall, it was a tradition for my Grandma to bake batches of Owl Cookies. The sweets were so tasty that we'd beg her to make them before the leaves had even begun turning. —Liz Clemons, Sumter, South Carolina
18 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • Orange and yellow M&M's
  • Whole cashews

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and
  • vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed
  • mixture. Remove two-thirds of the dough; roll into an 8-in. square
  • on plastic wrap and set aside.
  • Combine melted chocolate and baking soda until thoroughly blended;
  • beat into remaining dough. Shape into an 8-in log. Place chocolate
  • log at one end of the square and roll up; pinch seams together. Wrap
  • in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • Unwrap dough; cut into 1/4-in. slices. To form owl's face, place two
  • slices side by side on a lightly greased baking sheet. Pinch dough
  • at the top of the circles to form ears. Place M&M's in the center of
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Owl Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • each circle for eyes. Place a cashew in the center of the face for
  • the beak.
  • Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
  • Cool for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Yield: about
  • 1-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 210 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 196 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
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