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Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. I love buying gifts and all the colorful decorations. We always wait until after Thanksgiving to really get into the holiday spirit. Not too long though. Like most people I like to get my tree and decorations up the day after Thanksgiving. Then I like to relax with a holiday movie.
A great family movie to watch is If You Give A Mouse A Christmas Cookie on Amazon streaming. This animated holiday special is based on the classic If You Give a Mouse a Cookie book series written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. I remember reading this book to my children when they were growing up. I think it will be fun to watch the story come to life with a holiday theme.
In the special, it’s holiday time and in Mouse’s house that means Christmas cookies (including a special one for Santa, of course!), caroling with friends…and one nearly-destroyed holiday pageant. Can Mouse and his animal friends save the show without getting utterly distracted along the way? It’s a wild ride as Mouse and his friends reinforce for young viewers the friendship and caring that’s at the heart of the holiday season. Like the books, If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie special is centered on an “if… then” narrative structure that teaches cause and effect and encourages creativity among children.
If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie also features an original song, “Christmas Cookie Song,” by Lisa Loeb.
When we have family movie night I like to make special treats. It makes the night that more special. I have a recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies that will be perfect to snack on while watching If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie on Amazon.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 4 oz (1/2 brick) cream cheese
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 20 Peanut Butter Cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, cream cheese, butter and egg.
- Portion into 1 1/2 Tablespoon-sized balls (I used a cookie scoop to help with this). You should end up with approximately 20 cookie balls.
- Take one ball and flatten it in your hand. Place the peanut butter cup on top and fold the cookie dough around the patty to cover it completely.
- Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
- Add sprinkles on the top of each patty.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until cracked and no longer glossy.
26 Comments
One of my favorite books! I wish my little one wasn’t allergic to peanuts so we could try this recipe. Perhaps I could substitute sunflower butter?
November 30, 2016 at 9:25 amYum! This looks delicious!
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November 30, 2016 at 10:12 amI have never read the book as a child , but it looks cute. I want to make those Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies though! Oh, Boy, they look great!
November 30, 2016 at 10:53 amI LOVE Lisa Loeb’s books and am saving this cookie recipe for later! I can’t wait to show my kids the Amazon holiday special!
November 30, 2016 at 10:58 amLove this idea! I love sharing fun moments with my kids at Christmas. And these cookies look easy – and yummy!
November 30, 2016 at 1:32 pmYummy! This looks amazing!
November 30, 2016 at 1:47 pmOh my goodness… I love this and will be making those cookies with my kiddos! 🙂
November 30, 2016 at 2:33 pmMy kids love that story and these look super yummy! I will be pinning this. I will have to make some with peanut butter cups and some without because my oldest daughter is a peanut butter hater lol!
November 30, 2016 at 6:32 pmThese look amazing! Chocolate and peanut butter? Perfection!
November 30, 2016 at 8:52 pmThese look SO yummy!
November 30, 2016 at 8:55 pmI read that book as a kid! I can’t wait to see it!
November 30, 2016 at 11:30 pmI’ll have to make these cookies with it! 😛
My kids just watched this yesterday on Netflix and loved it! I’m going to have to make these cookies and watch it again now!
December 1, 2016 at 8:17 amI need these cookies!
December 1, 2016 at 12:50 pmMy mouth is watering these look soooooo good.
December 1, 2016 at 1:30 pmIf you give a mouse a cookie is still one of my favorite children’s books of all time. My niece loved it so much one of her birthday parties was that theme.
December 1, 2016 at 2:31 pmI am loving all these great cookie recipes, I love it because I can have my grandchildren help me make them al.
December 7, 2016 at 9:35 amThese cookies look so delicious! I’d love to try the recipe and make some for my family!
December 7, 2016 at 9:41 amThis will be the next cookie to bake!
December 29, 2017 at 10:07 amI have to try these, the 2 go together for sure. My kids love when we make cookies and they love anything chocolate with peanut butter in it.
January 1, 2018 at 10:20 amI haven’t made them myself, but I like the extra filling that comes in a stuffed cookie.
January 8, 2018 at 7:04 pmLove baking with the kids and always prefer something homemade these seem like a great alternative to peanut butter Oreos thank you the kids will love making them
January 10, 2018 at 11:54 amYum! A cookie version of a peanut butter cup!
January 10, 2018 at 8:49 pmI make cookies all the time, would love to try these because they look really delish.
January 11, 2018 at 6:29 pmThis looks like such an amazing treat! These would be fun to make for my fiancé for valentines day.
January 15, 2018 at 9:23 pmthose look amazing,,they would not last long at my house
January 19, 2018 at 3:40 pmI would love to make Chocolate peanut Butter Cookies: They sound and look just delicious. I like that you see learning potential in chilfdrens’ holiday movies!
February 9, 2018 at 5:48 pm