Paula’s Recipe of the Month: December 2008
Christmas Mice

These are just the cutest little cookies ever!  I knew months ago that this would be my December recipe.  I’m sure I’ll be making these more than once before Christmas gets here.

Christmas Mice

24 Double Stuffed Oreos
1 C. chocolate chips
2 tsp. shortening
24 maraschino cherries with stems
almond slices
24 chocolate kisses
black, red and green tubes of decorating frosting (optional)

Rinse cherries and allow them to drain.  Carefully twist Oreo cookies apart. Set aside the ones with the cream filling on them; save plain halves for another use.  In microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Holding cherry by stem, dip in melted chocolate, then press onto the bottom of a chocolate kiss.   Place cherry and kiss onto the cream filling of the cookie. Let stem extend over the edge.   Make ears for your mouse by placing sliced almonds between the cherry and the kiss (before the chocolate sets).    Place in refrigerator until chocolate sets.   With green decorative gel, pipe holly leaves on white cream of cookie by the mouse.   Pipe holly berries between the leaves with the red gel.   Pipe eyes on each chocolate kiss.   Store in airtight container at room temperature.

Tips: I used Almond Bark instead of the chocolate chips and eliminated the need for shortening.
Maraschino cherries need to have stems and be well-drained.

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