Kooky Crow Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half or Fat Free Half & Half
• 6 (1/3 cup) cream-filled dark chocolate sandwich cookies, ground in food processor
• Yellow candy-coated chocolate pieces
• Black decorator gel
• Black licorice twists or strings, cut into small strips
• Candy corn
• Edible sparkling black glitter or sugar

1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. Combine 1 cup sugar and 3/4 cup butter in bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4. Add egg and almond extract; continue beating until creamy.
5. Add flour and baking powder; beat at low speed until well mixed.
6. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
7. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Flatten balls with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
9. Bake 8-10 minutes or until very lightly browned on sides.
10. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack.
11. Cool completely.
12. Combine all frosting ingredients except milk in bowl; beat until well mixed.
13. Continue beating, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
14. Place cookie crumbs in shallow bowl.
15. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons frosting over each cookie.
16. Immediately dip top of frosted cookie into cookie crumbs.
17. Attach candy pieces for eyes; make pupil with black decorator gel.
18. Attach licorice strips for top feathers with black decorator gel.
19. Create beak with 2 candy corn pieces; attach with gel.
20. Sprinkle each with black glitter.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3901/kooky-crow-cookies (may not work)