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Peanut Butter Christmas Mice
With their red licorice tails, candy noses and peanut ears, these chewy "mice" were always a hit at classroom parties. My children are in their teens now, but they still ask me to make these cookies for the holidays. -Nancy Rowse Bella Vista, Arkansas
30 Servings
Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Ingredients
1 cup creamy 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
1/2 cup peanut halves
2 tablespoons green and red M&M's miniature baking bits
4 teaspoons
miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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Cake decorator holly leaf and berry candies
60 to 66 pieces red shoestring licorice (2 inches
each
)
Directions
In a large bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter, and sugars until
light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking
soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. (Dough will
be soft). Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Pinch each ball at one end to taper. Insert two peanut halves in
center of each ball for ears. Add one M&M baking bit for nose and
two chocolate chips for eyes. Arrange holly and berry candies in
front of one ear.
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Directions (continued)
Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Gently insert one
licorice piece into each warm cookie for tail. Remove to wire racks
to cool completely.
Yield: about 5 dozen.
© Taste of Home 2009