Christmas Mice Cookies Recipe

By GinnyG

These chocolate truffles are shaped into mice shapes and then decorated to have little personalities! Cute AND tasty!

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers), divided
• 1/3 cup Daisy Brand sour cream
• 36 red nonpareils
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 18 pieces black shoestring licorice, precut to 2 inches each

Preparation

Step 1

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in 1 cup crumbs and sour cream. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.

For each mouse, roll about 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture into a ball, tapering one end to resemble a mouse. Roll in remaining chocolate crumbs to coat. Position nonpareils for eyes, almond slices for ears and licorice pieces for tails.

Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.