Description
A recipe for Mouse Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• 1/3 cup Nestlé Toll House Baking Cocoa
  
• 3/4 cup Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
  
• Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels

Preparation
PREHEAT oven to 350°

COMBINE flour and baking soda in medium bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Remove 3/4 cup dough; set aside.

BEAT cocoa gradually into remaining dough in bowl. Stir in 3/4 cup morsels. Roll chocolate dough into 3/4-inch ball. Place on ungreased baking sheet and press to 1/4-inch thickness. Roll chocolate dough into two 1/2-inch balls. Place each above larger circle and press to 1/4-inch thickness for ears. Roll reserved white dough into 1/4-inch ball and place in center of large circle for nose. Repeat with remaining doughs, placing cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheet.

BAKE for 8 to 10 minutes or until dough is set. Arrange mini morsels on warm cookies for eyes and one on top of nose. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; carefully remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition
Nutrition Information per serving: 170 calories; 60 calories from fat; 7 g total fat; 4 g saturated fat; 25 mg cholesterol; 60 mg sodium; 26 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 17 g sugars; 2 g protein

Serves
Makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies

Variations
no information available