Christmas Mice Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• peanuts (halved)
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) jar red cinnamon candies
• 144 inches thin red licorice, 4 yards, cut in 3-inch pieces

Recipe

• 1 beat applesauce and peanut butter at medium speed with an electric mixer; gradually add sugars, beat well. combine flour and soda, gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
• 2 cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• 3 shape dough into 1 inch balls; pinch one end of each ball to form a point (mouses nose. press the other side slightly flat. place flat sides on ungreased cookie sheets with cookies 2 inches apart.
• 4 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.