Apple Slices Cookies

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons red decorator sugar
• 14 ounces refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
• black string licorice

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°, cut 17 x 12" of plastic wrap--lay flat countertop.
• 2 you will need about 6 long pieces of black string licorice. cut these into 1" pieces to use for "stem" of apple cookies.
• 3 sprinkle red decorating sugar on top of plastic.roll cookie dough in sugar to coat.
• 4 wrap in plastic wrap.
• 5 freeze 30 minutes.
• 6 cut roll of dough in half crosswise--return dough to freezer till ready to use.
• 7 cut each half into 1/4" slices.
• 8 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 place 3 mini chocolate chips in center to resemble seeds.
• 10 to form slices: make indentations on 2 opposite sides with fingers.
• 11 bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes or until unsugared edges are light golden brown.
• 12 insert 1 licorice piece on top of cookie to resemble stem.
• 13 cool 2 minutes.
• 14 remove from cookie sheet to cool on wire rack.