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christmas eve mice

(3 ratings)
WildfloursCottageKitchen avatar
Recipe by
Kelly Williams
@WildfloursCottageKitchen
Forked River, NJ

These are the cutest things ever! I make them every year for parties and co-workers! They make cute favors and place settings. The only thing I do different is, I make the eyes green, the nose red, and make a red bow on top next to one ear. I use the decorator's writing gel for this, but be careful. That stuff never really dries so you can't bump them as you make them and you have to transport them in a cake carrier or other deep-sided container. But fun and easy to make and everyone goes CRAZY over them! Enjoy!! (photo from taste of home)

(3 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 30 Min

Ingredients For christmas eve mice

  • 24
    double-stuff oreos, don't sub the thin ones as they don't come apart very easily
  • 1 cup
    semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp.
    shortening
  • 24
    red maraschino cherries with stems, drained on paper towels
  • 24
    plain chocolate hershey kisses
  • 48
    sliced almonds
  • 1
    small tube red decorator's icing gel
  • 1
    small tube green decorator's icing gel

How To Make christmas eve mice

  • 1
    Carefully twist cookies apart; set aside the halves with cream filling. Save plain halves for another use.
  • 2
    In a microwave, 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. *Place off center so you have room for the holly leaves and berries.
  • 3
    For ears, place slivered almonds between the cherry and kiss. Refrigerate until set. With green gel, pipe holly leaves on the cream. With a toothpick, drag out just a teensy bit here and there to make the pointed-edge of the leaves. With red gel, pipe holly berries between leaves and pipe green eyes on each chocolate kiss.
  • 4
    (They look cutest if the eyes are fairly close together and not too small.) Make a dot on the nose with the red. And make a "bow" up by one ear by piping one small dot and 2 large dots on each side with red. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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