Name: Peanut Butter Christmas Mice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 60
Ingredients: Butter, room temperature - ½ cup; Creamy peanut butter - 1 cup; Packed light brown sugar - ½ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Peanut halves - 1 cup; Green candy sprinkles - ¼ cup; 3-inch pieces red shoestring licorice - 60

Ingredients for - Peanut Butter Christmas Mice

1. Butter, room temperature ½ cup

2. Creamy peanut butter 1 cup

3. Packed light brown sugar ½ cup

4. White sugar ½ cup

5. Egg 1

6. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

7. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

8. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

9. Peanut halves 1 cup

10. Green candy sprinkles ¼ cup

11. 3-inch pieces red shoestring licorice 60

How to cook deliciously - Peanut Butter Christmas Mice

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3 . Stage

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.

4 . Stage

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.

5 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until firm.

6 . Stage

Transfer to a cooling rack and insert licorice pieces as tails.