These adorable little cookies are made of creamy peanut butter, butter, sugar, egg and flour. They are transformed into little mice with peanut halves for ears, green candies for eyes, and red licorice for tails.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Calories
118 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
In a large bowl combine butter and peanut butter; beat until creamy. Add brown and white sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla extract and baking soda until well blended. With mixer on low, mix in flour just until blended. Cover and chill for 1 hour, or until firm.
Step 3
Shape 1 level tablespoon of dough into 1 inch balls. Taper each ball at one end into a teardrop shape. Press flat on one side. Place flat sides down, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press the sides of the dough in to raise the 'backs' of the mice, as dough will spread slightly during baking.
Step 4
Gently push 2 peanut halves in each 'mouse' for ears, and 2 pieces of green candy for eyes. With a toothpick make a hole 1/2 inch deep in the tail ends.
Step 5
Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until firm.
Step 6
Transfer to a cooling rack and insert licorice pieces as tails.
