Little Peeper Easter Cookies

Name: Little Peeper Easter Cookies
Ingredients: 1 roll (16.5 ounces) pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies; yellow gel food color; 18 semisweet chocolate chips, cut in half; yellow candy-coated licorice; orange candy slices; 1 cup fluffy white frosting (from 16 ounce container)

The Daily Meal Staff|April 10, 2014 9:55 am EST

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Servings

18

Ingredients

1 roll (16.5 ounces) pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies
yellow gel food color
18 semisweet chocolate chips, cut in half
yellow candy-coated licorice
orange candy slices
1 cup fluffy white frosting (from 16 ounce container)

Directions

Heat oven to 350° degrees. Cut dough into 1/2-inch slices. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or unitl edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
In medium bowl, stir frosting and 2 to 3 drops gel food color until well blended. Frost cookies.
Decorate cookies using chocolate chip halves for eyes, yellow candy-coated licorice for feathers and pieces of orange candy slices for beak and feet.