Nutty Little Mice

"These are so adorable. I had these for the first time at DD's friends birthday. They are easy to put together using the refrigerated cookie dough."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
2 dozen mice
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ingredients

  • 1 (18 ounce) roll refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
  • 14 cup salted peanuts, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 24 pieces licorice
  • 1 (2/3 ounce) package white cake decorating gel
  • 48 red cinnamon candies
  • 24 miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 48 sliced almonds
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directions

  • Heat oven to 350.
  • In large bowl, break up cookie dough.
  • Stir or knead in chopped peanuts and flour until well blended.
  • Work with half of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough until needed.
  • Place sugar in shallow dish.
  • For each cookie, shape dough into 1 inch ball, then shape ball into 1 1/2 inch long egg shape.
  • Roll in sugar to coat.
  • Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown.
  • Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
  • Immediately insert string candy piece in end of cookie for tail.
  • Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • On each cookie, use decorating gel to attach 2 cinnamon candies for eyes and 1 chocolate chip for nose.
  • With sharp knife, make 2 small slits for each cookie above eyes; insert almond slice for ears.
  • Store in tightly covered container.

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