Christmas Eve Mice

By bobcat

Ingredients

• 24 Double Stuff Oreo Cookies
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 tsps shortening
• 24 maraschino cherries with stems, well drained
• 24 milk chocolate candy kisses
• 48 sliced almonds
• 1 small tube green decorating icing gel
• 1 small tube red decorating icing gel
• (Or could use already prepared dipping chocolate instead of chocolate chips and shortening(

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

On a tray, place Oreo cookie halves (the sides that have the cream filling on them). Put cookie tops in plastic baggie for use on other recipes. ie, crumb crusts, at another time. (They won't be wasted that way).

In microwave or in a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening, stir until smooth.

Unwrap chocolate kisses and lay out sliced almonds.

Holding each cherry by the stem, dip in melted chocolate, the press on bottom of candy kiss. Place on oreo cookie half. Place two sliced almonds upright between kiss and cherry for mouse's ears. The point of the kiss is the mouse's nose. Refrigerate until set.

Using red gel, place a dot on each side of candy kiss for the mouse's eyes. Use green and red gel to make holly around bottom of mouse on cream filling of cookie.

HELPFUL HINT: Chill cookie halves and kisses to help set melted chocolate.

Store in airtight containers @ room temperature.