Sarah's Owl Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening, soft
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
• semisweet chocolate piece
• 1 whole cashews

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, baking powder and salt. set aside.
• 2 cream sugar and shortening. stir in peanut butter, egg and vanilla. stir in flour mixture. mix in oats.
• 3 divide dough in half. shape one half into and 8 inch long roll. sir melted chocolate into the remaining half.
• 4 roll chocolate dough on waxed paper to an 8 inch square. place 8 inch roll on chocolate dough.
• 5 wrap chocolate dough around it and pinch the seams together. wrap it all in waxed paper. chill for 1 1/2 hours.
• 6 cut in 1/4 inch squares. now make owls face. pinch chocolate dough to form two ears. use 2 chocolate chips for eyes and a cashew for the beak.
• 7 place on ungreased cooked sheet. bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.