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Peanut Butter Christmas Mice

Name: Peanut Butter Christmas Mice
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: about 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; DECORATIONS:; Peanuts, split in half; Brown M&M's minis; Miniature semisweet chocolate chips; Black shoestring licorice, cut into 2-inch pieces

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Prep: 35 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

about 5 dozen

With their black 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

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Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
DECORATIONS:
Peanuts, split in half
Brown M&M's minis
Miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Black shoestring licorice, cut into 2-inch pieces

Directions

Beat peanut butter, butter and sugars until well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture (dough will be soft). Refrigerate until firm enough to shape, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; taper one side to resemble a mouse. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Add peanuts for ears, M&M's for noses and chocolate chips for eyes.
Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Immediately insert licorice pieces into warm cookies for tails. Remove from pan to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 65 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 43mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Peanut Butter Christmas Mice

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