Christmas Mice Cookies

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• peanut halves
• 1 (2.25 ounce) jar red cinnamon candies
• 4 yards of thin red licorice, cut in 3-inch pieces

How to make it

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• Beat margarine and peanut butter at medium speed with an electric mixer; gradually add sugars, beat well add egg and beat till creamy. Combine flour and soda, gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; taper one end of each ball to form a tear-drop shape. Press one side flat. Place flat sides on ungreased cookie sheets with cookies 2 inches apart. Press in sides of dough to raise backs of mice. Gently place 2 peanut halves in dough for ears. With wooden toothpick, make 1/2 inch deep hole at tail end. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes, remove cookies from oven. Place cinnamon candies for eyes and bake an additional 1-2 minutes or until brown. Remove from oven, insert licorice tails and cool completely on baking sheets.