Halloween Owl Cookies Recipe

Owl Cookies Recipe
Halloween Recipe

Owl Cookies Recipe
These cookies are a real hoot. "They taste as good as they look, too," details Liz Clemons of Sumter, South Carolina, who inherited the recipe from her grandmother. "Each fall, it was a tradition for Grandma to bake batches of Owl Cookies. Those sweets were so tasty that we'd beg her to make them before the leaves had even begun turning."

Ingredients of Owl Cookies Recipe
* 3/4 cup butter, softened
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 egg
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
* 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* Orange and yellow M&M's
* Whole cashews

Directions for Owl Cookies Recipe
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture. Remove two-thirds of the dough; roll into an 8-in. square on plastic wrap and set aside.
2. Combine melted chocolate and baking soda until thoroughly blended; beat into remaining dough. Shape into an 8-in log. Place chocolate log at one end of the square and roll up; pinch seams together. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
3. Unwrap dough; cut into 1/4-in. slices. To form owl's face, place two slices side by side on a lightly greased baking sheet. Pinch dough at the top of the circles to form ears. Place M&M's in the center of each circle for eyes. Place a cashew in the center of the face for the beak.
4. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.

Owl Cookies Recipe Preparation time:
25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min. 18 Servings

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