Sugar Crisp Paw Cookies

15 min

27 min

30 Servings

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups flour
• 1-1/4 cups Post Sugar Crisp cereal, divided
• 2 squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk; beat until well blended.
3. Add flour; stir until well blended. Stir in 1 cup of the cereal.
4. Roll level tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; place on ungreased baking sheets 1 inch (2 cm) apart. Flatten cookies. With fingertip, make 3 indents on one side of each cookie for “paw print”.
5. Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. (Do not overbake). Cool a few minutes on wire cooling rack.
6. Fill “paw print” indents evenly with melted chocolate; top each print with 1 piece of cereal. Cool completely.