These whimsical cookies are crunchy, chewy, chocolaty and flat out fun for kids of all ages. A special treat for lunchboxes - and a sure-fire hit for parties. These cookies are baked on ungreased baking sheets to prevent them from spreading too thin. Letting the baked cookies cool for 1 minute on the baking sheets before transferring them to wire racks allows them to set and easily lift from the sheets.
- 1 box Duncan Hines® Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix
- 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp water
- 60 peanuts split into halves (about 1/3 cup peanuts) or almond slices
- 30 chocolate candy kisses
Tip:
- Have chocolate kisses already unwrapped and peanut halves at hand when you roll the dough into balls; this will help you decorate the cookies quickly and easily. If you wait very long to decorate the dough balls, their surfaces will begin to dry out and the peanut "claws" may not stick as well after baking.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl combine brownie mix, butter, and egg; stir with a fork to combine into a stiff dough. Dough will seem dry, but will completely moisten as you stir. (Knead briefly by hand, in the bowl, if preferred.)
- Working with 1 even tablespoon of dough at a time, roll dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Cover the remaining dough in-between batches to prevent drying.
- Press candy pieces, points down and flat surfaces up, into the center of the uncooked cookies. Press four peanut halves, split sides up, into the edge of each cookie to form claws.
- Bake at 350°F for 11 minutes or just until the edges are set. The cookies may appear slightly under cooked, but do not over bake. Cool 1 minute on pans. Transfer to wire racks with a thin metal spatula and cool completely.
Variation:
- Use any flavor chocolate candy kisses you like, or a mix of flavors.
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kaylabialo (1 discussion) on Jul 13, 2011 at 02:19 PM
I am lactose intolerant. Can I use a different brownie mix to make these cookies?
Comment by: Passionate_Baker (3 discussions) on Nov 6, 2011 at 03:24 PM
Probably. They wont look the same or taste the same, but the paws and everything should still stick properly. (:
Comment by: kaylabialo (1 discussion) on Nov 8, 2011 at 05:51 PM
I used the dark chocolate brownie mix and they tasted great! I can't say the same because I never tried with the milk chocolate one but the mix I make it with get eaten up really quickly!
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rhojowebb (2 discussions) on Jun 15, 2010 at 01:09 PM
We dont use nuts here, so we used white chocolate chips for the claws!
Comment by: bhw@ll.net (1 discussion) on Jul 20, 2011 at 11:47 PM
I used peanut butter chips
