Chocolate Peanut Butter Mickey Mouse Cookies

(makes about 2½ dozen cookies)

Ingredients

• 2½ cups all purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups (12-ounce package) Nestlé Toll House (or other brand) semi-sweet chocolate morsels, divided
• 1 cup quick oats

Instructions

COMBINE flour and baking soda in small bowl. Beat butter, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs; beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 cup morsels and oats, freeze until slightly firm but not hard.

ROLL dough into 1/2-inch ball: press down slightly on ungreased baking sheet. Roll a 1/4-inch ball; cut in half. Attach to first ball as ears. Repeat with remaining dough; place 2 inches apart.

BAKE in preheated 350°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until light brown and centers are still soft. Let stand for 3 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool.

MICROWAVE remaining morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag on HIGH (100%) power for 45 seconds, knead. Microwave at additional 10 to 20 second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag, squeeze to pipe chocolate to create Mickey Mouse faces. Allow chocolate to set.

Sourced from a promotional Nestlé Toll House tin for Walt Disney World's 25th anniversary.