Nutty Little Mice Recipes

Steps:

• 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.