Mice Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup peanuts
Red shoestring licorice
Black coarse decorating sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth. Add flour to creamed mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Shape dough into 1- inch balls. Pinch each ball to form a nose. Decorate each cookie using peanut halves for ears, small pieces of licorice for eyes, and a sugar crystal for nose. Use a toothpick to poke a hole in back of each cookie for tail. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a wire rack. While cookies are warm, insert 2 inch long pieces of licorice into holes for tails. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 4
1/2 dozen mice.