Today is Groundhog Day! It’s a holiday that my employer celebrates (no, not with a day off, sadly) with pancakes, games, and more. Last year we watched Groundhog Day (probably one of my favorite movies) and played pin the tail on the groundhog (I didn’t win). Anyway, I’m celebrating with these cute groundhog day cookies. The’re super easy (all you need is brownie mix an some frostings) and come out looking super adorable. I used the same brownie cookie base as these football brownie sandwiches and they came out perfect.

Groundhog Day Cookies

Here’s what you need:

• 1 box of brownie mix
• Ingredients required to make brownies (according to the box) minus the water, I ended up needing 2 eggs and 1/2 c vegetable oil
• Vanilla/white icing for the eyes and teeth
• Chocolate frosting for cheeks
• Black icing for nose and pupils

Here’s what you do:

• Mix together ingredients for brownie batter according to package, WITHOUT the water. If your brownie box has options for “fudgelike” brownies v. “cakelike” follow directions for “fudgelike.” Place brownie batter in a piping bag, and cut  a small slit at the end of the bag.
• Create a round-shaped stencil, or use a cookie cutter. Draw a circle, or the outline of groundhog’s faces on parchment paper. Be sure to leave space between each circle so that the circles don’t run into one another – they will spread some when baking.
• Line cookie sheets with the parchment paper.
• Pipe the brownie mix to fill in the circles (see photo).
• Bake brownies at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Since they are thin, watch to make sure they don’t burn.
• Cool completely before frosting! Use the white frosting to make the eyes and the teeth. Then use the black icing to draw on pupils and the nose. Then use the chocolate frosting and make the cheeks. I used a piping bag to make them extra cheeky. Get it? Hehe.
• Makes about 2 dozen groundhogs.
• Enjoy!

batter on the cookie sheets

finished product

Aren’t they super cute?