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Chocolate Cookie Mice
Author/Submitted by: Pillsbury, Cookies, Brownies & Bars, 1991
Servings: 36
Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 3/4
cup
granulated sugar 1/2
cup
butter or margarine,
softened
1/2
cup
shortening 1
teaspoon
vanilla extract 1
egg 2 1/4
cups
all-purpose flour,
or unbleached
1/4
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2
teaspoon
baking powder 72
miniature chocolate chips 36
red or black licorice strips,
cut into 2" pieces
Directions:
1.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and egg; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in the flour, cocoa and baking powder; mix well. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
2.
To form a mouse, pinch one end of the ball to form the nose. For the ears, make 2 tiny balls of dough and flatten slightly; gently press into the dough on the upper front of each mouse body. For the eyes, press 2 miniature chocolate chips into the dough below the ears. Place the shaped cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 13 minutes, or until set. For the tails, immediately place a piece of licorice into the rounded end of each cookie. Remove from the cookie sheets.
3.
Variation: Chocolaty Shortbread Cookies: Prepare the dough as directed above. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 8 to 13 minutes, or until set. Cool for 1 minute; remove from the cookie sheets.
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