Cowardly Lion Cookies

1 recipe peanut butter cookies (see recipe)

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons miniature candy coated chocolate baking bits

1 cup chow mein noodles

Brown decorating gel

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Take teaspoonfuls of dough and shape into 32 (1-inch) balls. Roll balls into sugar.

Arrange balls 1-inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. With the bottom of a clean glass, press down on each ball to flatten.

Use the baking bits to create the lion's face. Create hair with the chow mein noodles by pressing noodles into the top end of each face. Break up a few of the noodles and use to create whiskers.

Bake 9 - 13 minutes until cookies are a light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute.

Transfer to cooling rack or plate and let cool completely (around 15 minutes).

Create a lion style mouth with the brown decorating gel.