Mighty Mice Peanut Butter Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup softened butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup peanut halves
- 2 tablespoons green and red M&Mʼs miniature baking bits
- 4 teaspoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- Cake decorator holly leaf and berry candies
- 60 to 66 pieces red shoestring licorice (cut to 2 inches each)
Methods/steps
- Pre Heat Oven to 350 °f .
- In one large bowl, add peanut butter, softened butter, sugar and brown sugar. Mix until creamed.
- In small bowl, beat egg and vanilla extract together and combine with creamed ingredients.
- In second large bowl, mix flour and baking soda. Gradually add dry mixture to the creamed mixture. (Dough will be soft)
- Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- Roll into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie 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 nose and two chocolate chips for eyes. Arrange holly and berry candies in front of one ear.
- Bake 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.
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