Chocolate Cookie Mice

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Chocolate Cookie Mice Ingredients

3/4 c Granulated sugar	Unbleached
1/2 c Butter or margarine --	1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
Softened	1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Shortening	72 Miniature chocolate chips
1 ts Vanilla extract	36 Red or black licorice
1 Egg	Strips
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour -- or	Cut into 2-inch pieces

Instructions for Chocolate Cookie Mice

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, margarine and shortening until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and egg; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in the flour, cocoa and baking powder; mix well. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. To form a mouse, pinch one end of the ball to form the nose. For the ears, make 2 tiny balls of dough and flatten slightly; gently press into the dough on the upper front of each mouse body. For the eyes, press 2 miniature chocolate chips into the dough below the ears. Place the shaped cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 13 minutes, or until set. For the tails, immediately place a piece of licorice into the rounded end of each cookie. Remove from the cookie sheets. Variation. Chocolaty Shortbread Cookies: Prepare the dough as directed above. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 8 to 13 minutes, or until set. Cool for 1 minute; remove from the cookie sheets. Recipe By : Pillsbury, Cookies, Brownies & Bars, 1991 File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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The cooky is delicious - rich, chocolaty shortbread. I tried this recipe because I was looking for something that would really set off the Christmas cooky plates I was preparing for neighbors. The mice are beautiful (the ears don't burn), and the neighbor kids loved them. Fun to make, fun to give. Just wish I had a digital camera!