December 17 -Virtual Cookie Exchange

Here’s another cookie for the Virtual Cookie Exchange.  I’ve been so bad at keeping up with the cookie posts.

Hedgehog Cookies
makes 16 -I would suggest at least doubling the recipe

1/3c butter                       1/4 c icing sugar
1/2 t vanilla                       2/3 c flour
2/3 c ground pecans or walnuts
1/8 t salt                          1/2 c chocolate chips
1/4 c chocolate sprinkles

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla.  Mix in flour, nuts and salt.  Roll 1T of dough into a ball and make indentations for face.  Place on lined cookie sheet.

Bake 325F  for 12-15 minutes.  Let cool a couple of minutes then remove to rack and cool completely.

Once cool, carefully melt chocolate chips.  Keep bowl over pot of hot water.  Dip or spread chocolate on backs of cookies, keeping face free.  Then dip quickly in chocolate sprinkles.  Make eyes and nose with a tooth pick in the chocolate.  Let dry.

Ella had such fun making these last year.  I’ve been requested to make more this year.  They are very easy, even for fairly little fingers.

March 2011 -I’ve entered these cookies in the Culinary Smackdown Battle.  Head over there and check out all the other yummy entries.