Little Peeper Cookies Food

LITTLE PEEPER COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

PEPPER NUTS - COOKIES (PEBERNOEDDER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; add egg and orange peel.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a separate bowl and stir into batter, do not overmix.
• Gather the dough until smooth and divide into 8 equal portions.
• Roll each portion into a long thin roll 1/2 inch in diameter.
• Cut the roll into small pieces - approx 22 pieces per roll.
• Roll into small nuts (if you are lazy or short of time you can skip this step, although rolling make for a nicer looking cookie).
• Place the 'nuts' on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 10 minute.