owl cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 1 1/4 cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 24 ounces dry mix
• 1 cup cashew halves

Recipe

• in a small saucepan combine 3/4 cup of the candies and milk. melt over low heat, stirring until smooth. remove from heat.
• prepare cookie mixes according to package directions. stir melted chocolate into half the dough. form chocolate dough into two 12-inch long rolls about 1 inch in diameter. wrap in wax paper or foil. chill until firm, about 2 hours.
• divide plain dough in half. on a well-floured surface, roll each plain half out to a 12 x 6 inch rectangle. place a chocolate roll on long edge. roll up, pressing doughs lightly together so plain dough encases chocolate roll. repeat with remaining dough.
• wrap each roll in wax paper or foil. chill about 2 hours until firm. preheat oven to 375 f (190 c).
• cut each roll into 1/4 inch slices. place 2 slices so they are touching on greased baking sheet. in the center of each chocolate circle, place one of the remaining candies for eye. where the slices touch, place a cashew to form nose.
• bake until the plain cookie is lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. cool cookies on baking sheets 2 to 3 minutes. remove and cool on wire racks.