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Halloween Chocolate Cookie Mice

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Recipe

Halloween mice cookies!

 

Yield

12 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

40 min
Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
¾ cup sugar
granulated
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½ cup butter
or margarine, softened
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½ cup vegetable shortening
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 each eggs
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2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
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¼ cup cocoa powder
unsweetened
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½ teaspoon baking powder
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72 miniature chocolate chips
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36 each black licorice
or red, cut into 2inch pieces
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
177 ml sugar
granulated
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118 ml butter
or margarine, softened
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118 ml vegetable shortening
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5 ml vanilla extract
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1 each eggs
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532 ml unbleached all-purpose flour
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59 ml cocoa powder
unsweetened
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2.5 ml baking powder
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72 miniature chocolate chips
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36 each black licorice
or red, cut into 2inch pieces
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Directions

Preheat oven to 325℉ (160℃).

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.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 51g (1.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 21136% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 13%
Saturated Fat 5g 26%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 36mg 12%
Sodium 61mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 10g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Sugars g
Protein 7g
Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% Iron 8%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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