Christmas Peepers

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 64 miniature marshmallows
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 eggs, unbeaten
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 place marshmallows in freezer while you mix the dough.
• 2 cream crisco, butter or margarine, and sugar.
• 3 blend in the eggs and the vanilla.
• 4 add dry ingredients, mix until moistened.
• 5 mix until mixture holds together. dough will be sticky. flatten walnut size pieces in palm of hand. remove the marshmallows from freezer, and place one in center.
• 6 shape dough around the marshmallow into a walnut shape, roll in sugar.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees fahrenheit for 6 minutes or until tops start to crackle. cool on baking rack and store in an airtight container.