Christmas Mice
Source of Recipe
TOH BB
Recipe Link: http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Christmas-Eve-Mice
Eve Mice From Country Woman Christmas Assembling these merry mice is so much fun that the kids will definitely want to help. My daughter gave me the recipe, along with a warning...your guests just might think these treats are too cute to eat!
INGREDIENTS
24 double-stuffed cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons shortening
24 red maraschino cherries with stems, well drained
24 milk chocolate kisses
48 sliced almonds
1 small tube green decorative icing gel
1 small tube red decorative icing gel
SERVINGS 24
CATEGORY
Dessert
METHOD Chill
PREP 25 min.
TOTAL 25 min.
DIRECTIONS
Carefully twist cookies apart; set aside the halves with cream filling. Save plain halves for another use.
In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Holding each cherry by the stem, dip in melted chocolate, then press onto the bottom of a chocolate kiss. Place on the cream filling of cookie, with cherry stem extending beyond cookie edge.
For ears, place slivered almonds between the cherry and kiss. Refrigerate until set. With green gel, pipe holly leaves on the cream. With red gel , pipe holly berries between leaves and pipe eyes on each chocolate kiss. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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