Scary Recipes - Leering Lizard Eyes

Leering Lizard Eyes

Utensils

Measuring spoons

Measuring cups

Cookie sheet

Ingredients

7 oz. of coconut

1/3 cup of condensed milk

1/2 tsp. green food coloring

3/4 tsp. vanilla

Jar of green pitted cherries

Red chocolate candies

Cooking oil spray

Tube of green cake icing

Box of fruit rolls (any color)

Pre-heat oven to 325º

Put foil on cookie sheet and spray with cooking oil spray

Drain 12 cherries on a paper towel

In mixing bowl, mix milk, vanilla and food coloring (add up to 1/2 tsp. until the desired color) then stir in coconut

Take a slightly rounded tablespoon of mixture and put on cookie sheet (use your fingers to round it)

Place 2” apart

Bake in upper 1/3 part of oven for 20-25 min.

Do not burn -- cookies will be slightly brown

Remove from oven and let cool on pan on wire rack for 2 min.

Use the mellon baller to make a slight indention in the cookie

Do not push too hard - the cookie will break

Let sit until completely cool on cookie sheet on rack

Make sure the cherries are dry

Put the red candies into the hole in the cherries -- set aside

Cut about 10" of fruit rolls and roll up part way -- set aside

When cookies are cool, remove from cookie sheet and put them on a plate.

Put a dab of icing on cookie and add cherry and fruit roll

Makes 12 cookies

The eyes have it!

Directions