Special Dark Googly Eye Cookies

Name: Special Dark Googly Eye Cookies
Ingredients: 200 purchased or HOMEMADE CANDY EYES* in various sizes; 1/2 cupbutter, softened (1 stick) (125 mL); 1/2 cupgranulated sugar (125 mL); 6 tbsppacked light brown sugar (90 mL); 1 tspvanilla extract (5 mL); 1/4 tspsalt (1 mL); 1 egg; 1 cupall-purpose flour (250 mL); 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (50 mL); 1/2 tspbaking soda (2 mL)

You might feel like you're being watched by all the googly eyes on these decadent dark chocolate cookies.

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

PREP

60 min

BAKE

8 min

Ingredients

200

purchased or HOMEMADE CANDY EYES* in various sizes

1/2 cup

butter, softened (1 stick) (125 mL)

1/2 cup

granulated sugar (125 mL)

6 tbsp

packed light brown sugar (90 mL)

1 tsp

vanilla extract (5 mL)

1/4 tsp

salt (1 mL)

egg

1 cup

all-purpose flour (250 mL)

1/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa (50 mL)

1/2 tsp

baking soda (2 mL)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F (180°C).

2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl until creamy. Add egg; beat well.

3. Stir together flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set. Remove from oven; immediately press 4 to 5 pairs of candy eyes into each cookie. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

HOMEMADE CANDY EYES:

1 cup powdered sugar (250 mL)
1-1/2 tsp pasteurized dried egg whites (meringue powder) (7 mL)
4-1/2 tsp warm water (22 mL)
1/4 cup HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (50 mL) or 1/3 cup (75 mL) HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1. Line cookie sheet or tray with wax paper.

2. Stir together powdered sugar and pasteurized dried egg whites (meringue powder). Add 1 tablespoon (15 mL) warm water. Beat until spreadable, adding additional drops of water if necessary. Transfer mixture to pastry bag with small writing tip. (Or place in heavy-duty (freezer) storage bag; cut off tip of one corner of bag about 1/4 inch/6 mm from end.)

3. Pipe 6 to 8 (3 to 4 sets) thick dots onto prepared tray. Immediately push pointed end of chocolate chip into center of each dot to form center of eye. Repeat procedure until desired number or sets of eyes are made. Allow “eyes” to harden; peel from wax paper. If necessary, flip “eyes” so that underside can dry thoroughly. Store in airtight container. Makes about 300 eyes.

*Tip: This amount of eyes will decorate about 30 cookies. If using HOMEMADE CANDY EYES, prepare one to two days before making cookies. Store until ready to use.

Special Dark Googly Eye Cookies

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