Owl Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar; packed
• 2/3 cup butter or margarine; softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
• 1 ounce square unsweetened chocolate melted
• semi sweet chocolate chips
• whole cashews

Method

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter. Stir in peanut butter, egg and vanilla, then stir in flour mixture and oats. Divide dough in half. shape one half into an 9 inch long roll. Stir melted chocolate into remaining half of dough. Roll chocolate dough to an 8 inch square on waxed paper. Place roll on chocolate dough. Wrap chocolate dough around roll; pinch seam together. Wrap in waxed paper and chill 2 - 3 hours. Cut into 3/8 inch slices. To form owl's face, place two slices side by side on an ungreased cookie sheet. Pinch chocolate dough at upper corners to form ears. Place a chocolate chip in the center of each slice for the eyes and put a whole cashew in the center of the owl's face for a beak. Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the cookie sheet before you remove them to a cooling rack.

Yield: 1 dozen

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