Chocolate peanut butter mickey mouse cookies

30 cookies

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupAll-purpose flour
teaspoonBaking soda
1cupButter or margarine, softened
1cupPeanut butter
1cupGranulated sugar
1cupPacked brown sugar
1teaspoonVanilla extract
2Eggs
2cupsNESTLE TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
1cupQuick oats

Directions

COMBINE flour and baking soda in small bowl. Beat butter, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs; beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 cup morsels and oats; freeze until slightly firm but now hard.

ROLL dough into 1½" ball; press down slightly on ungreased baking sheet. Roll a 1 ½" ball; cut in half. Attach to first ball as ears.

Repeat with remaining dough; place 2" apart.

BAKE in preheated 350'F. oven for 10-15 minutes or until light brown and centers are soft. Let stand for 3 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool.

MICROWAVE remaining morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag on HIGH (100%) power for 45 seconds; knead. Microwave at addtional 10-20 second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to pipe chocolate to create Mickey Mouse faces. Allow chocolate to set. Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI On 08-12-95