“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…”
Mice and Christmas… it’s a combination most home cooks would rather not have to deal with. Unless, of course, you are making these adorable Chocolate Christmas Mice.
This particular recipe is an ideal project for young children since it doesn’t include hot ovens, sharp utensils or boiling liquids. Rather, you will be using store-bought items and letting your kids use their imaginations to create cute little edible mice.
Once you’re done making your tiny treats store them in an airtight container. When it comes time to display them use a large serving platter or place the sweet rodents on the sides of other holiday treats. You can use them to embellish a tray of plain brownies or sit them on top of a chocolate cake.
CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS MICE
Ingredients:
24 double stuffed cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos or your favorite brand)
1 cup (6 ounces) semi sweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons shortening
24 red maraschino cherries with stems, well drained
24 milk chocolate kisses
48 sliced almonds
1 small tube green decorator icing gel
1 small tube red decorator icing gel
Directions:
Carefully twist cookies apart, set aside the halves with cream filling. Save plain halves for another use.
In microwave or saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening, stirring until smooth.
Holding each cherry by the stem, dip in the melted chocolate, then press onto the bottom of the chocolate kiss. (The cherry stem is the mouse’s tail, and the pointy part of the kiss is the nose of the mouse.) Place the mouse on the cream filling of the cookie, with cherry stem extending beyond cookie edge.
To make ears, place the slivered almonds between the cherry and the kiss.
Refrigerate until set.
With green gel, pipe holly leaves on the cream, with the red gel, pipe holly berries between the leaves and pipe mouse eyes on each chocolate kiss.
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