Lemon-Coconut Peepers
These are easy and oh, so cute!

1 -18 oz pkg. lemon cake mix (with pudding in mix)
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
1 cup flaked coconut
24 pastel yellow petite mints or yellow M&M's
48 miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degree F. In large bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs; stir until well mixed. Place coconut in shallow bowl. 

For each cookie, shape dough into one 1 1/2-inch ball and one 1/2-inch ball. Roll each ball in coconut; place on ungreased cookie sheet with smaller ball touching larger ball. Place cookies 1 1/2-inches apart. 

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes or until coconut just begins to brown. Immediately press 1 yellow candy for beak and 2 chocolate chips for eyes into smaller ball of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet. 

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