Lemon Coconut Peepers

Name: Lemon Coconut Peepers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package pillsbury moist lemon supreme cake mix; 1/3 cup oil; 2 eggs; 1 cup flaked coconut; 24 butter mints, pastel yellow petite mints (petite non pareils); 48 miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"A cute Easter treat."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 24 cookies

ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package pillsbury moist lemon supreme cake mix
¹⁄₃ cup oil
2 eggs
1 cup flaked coconut
24 butter mints, pastel yellow petite mints (petite non pareils)
48 miniature semisweet chocolate chips

directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs; beat until well mixed. Place coconut in shallow bowl.
For each cookie, shape dough into one.
1 1/2-inch ball and one 1/2-inch ball. Roll each ball in coconut; place on ungreased cookie sheet with smaller ball touching larger ball. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes or until coconut just begins to brown. Immediately press 1 yellow mint for beak and 2 chocolate chips for eyes into smaller ball of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet.