Farm Mouse Cookies

Name: Farm Mouse Cookies
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; Peanut halves; Black shoestring licorice, cut into 2-1/2-inch pieces

10 ingredients

3 steps

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
Peanut halves
Black shoestring licorice, cut into 2-1/2-inch pieces

Directions

1

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.
2

Roll into 1-in. balls. Pinch one end, forming a teardrop shape. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased
3

; 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.