Bloodshot Eyeball Cookies

By srumbel

If you are in need of a quick and easy Halloween recipe that kids (especially boys) will love, you have to give these Bloodshot Eyeball Cookies a try.
from creationsbykara.com

Ingredients

• 1 box vanilla wafers
• 2 bags white chocolate chips
• 2 Tbsp shortening or oil (don't use butter or margarine!)
• 1 small bag of M&M's
• red food coloring

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the white chocolate chips and the shortening in a glass bowl. Microwave at half power, stirring every 30 seconds or so, until melted and smooth. Brush the crumbs off the Vanilla Wafers, then dip them into the melted chocolate with a fork. Tap off the excess chocolate, then place them on waxed paper. Place an M&M in the middle of each cookie. If your chocolate starts to thicken, just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds, then stir.
Let the chocolate totally set. Then take a toothpick and use red food coloring to draw the lines on the cookies. Tip: Place a drop of food coloring on a piece of waxed paper, and dip your toothpick in it. Wipe off the tip of the toothpick often, because chocolate starts to build up on it.
Let the cookies sit till the food coloring is totally dry.

Yield: 7 dozen