Mice Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup peanuts
- 1/4 cup raisins, halved
- 1/4 cup red-hot candies
- 60 pieces red
- black shoestring licorice (2 inches)
- In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar; beat in egg and extracts. Gradually add flour; mix well. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Shape into 1-in. balls; pinch front of each ball to form a nose. Add two peanuts halves for ears, two raisin pieces for eyes and one red-hot for nose. Poke a hole for tail with a toothpick. Place on ungreased
- . Bake at 325u0b0 for 12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks Insert licorice pieces for tails.
butter, brown sugar, egg, almond, vanilla, flour, peanuts, raisins, redhot candies, red, black shoestring licorice
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/mice-cookies/ (may not work)