Little Peeper Cookies

  • Prep 1 hr 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • Betty Crocker™ yellow gel food color
  • 36 semisweet chocolate chips, cut in half
  • Yellow candy-coated licorice
  • Orange candy slices

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375° F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until dough forms. On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
  • 2
    Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • 3
    Stir frosting and 2 to 3 drops food color until well blended. Frost and decorate 1 cookie at a time. After spreading frosting on cookie, add chocolate chip halves for eyes, yellow candy-coated licorice for feathers and pieces of orange candy slices for beak and feet.

  • Look for gel food coloring in baking supply stores and larger grocery stores. Regular liquid food colors will thin the frosting too much.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Frosted Cookie (Undecorated)
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
6%
Sodium
110mg
4%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
17g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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