Little Peeper Cookies

By margiekyle

Ingredients

• 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies
• 1 cup fluffy white frosting (from 16 oz container)
• Yellow gel food color
• 18 semisweet chocolate chips, cut in half
• Yellow candy-coated licorice (Good and Plenty Candies)
• Orange candy slices

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350° F. 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.