Teddy Bear Picnic Cookies

Cooking supplies:

• 1 box Duncan Hines Chocolate Brownie Mix

• 1/4 cup butter

• 1 large egg

• 2 tsp water

• Peanut halves (can be substituted with banana chips, white chocolate chips, etc.)

• White chocolate kisses or rounds

• Cookie sheet

• Thin metal spatula

• Wire rack

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

• Next, have the children stick the butter into a microwaveable cup and melt it in the microwave oven.

• Then, help the children break an egg into the butter mixture, and stir. As the children are stirring, have them mix in 2 tsp of water to the egg and butter mixture.

• Put the Duncan Hines Chocolate Brownie Mix into a mixing bowl. Using a fork, add the egg and butter to the Duncan Hines mix and keep stirring until the mixture forms into a stiff dough.

• When the dough is ready, have the children take a tablespoon of dough and roll it into a cookie ball. Then, have the children place the cookie ball on a cookie sheet and flatten the cookie ball down just a bit. After that, have the children press the white chocolate round into the center of the cookie.

• Once done, have the children press four peanut halves, split sides down, into the top edge of each cookie, forming the bear claws.

• When all the Bear Claw Cookies are ready for baking, bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are set. Let the cookies cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet.

• Then using a thin metal spatula, carefully transfer to a wire rack and let the Bear Claw Cookies cool completely.