Frankenstein cookies

Ingredients

• 1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup butter, melted

• 1 large egg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

• 12 drops food coloring

• 24 Andes mint candies

• Black and white jimmies

• Decorating icing and candy eyeballs, optional

Directions

1. Mix cookie mix and flour; stir in melted butter, egg, extracts and food coloring until blended. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a 1-in.-thick square; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to an 8x6-in. rectangle. Cut each rectangle into twelve 2-in. squares. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.

3. Bake until edges begin to brown, 7-9 minutes. Remove from oven; place a mint candy at the top of each square. Return to oven; bake until chocolate begins to melt, 1-2 minutes.

4. Using a spatula, spread mint candies to cover top end of cookies; sprinkle with jimmies for hair. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate faces as desired, using icing and eyeballs.