Chocolate Halloween Mice

Dari Donovan's Note:

Kids will love these and they are both fun and whimsical to make.

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1⁄3; cup sour cream
• 1 cup chocolate wafer , finely crushed
• 1⁄3; cup additional chocolate wafer , finely crumbled (for dark mice)
• 1⁄3; cup confectioners' sugar (for white mice)
• 24 silver dragees (small silver, edible balls for eyes)
• 24 sliced almonds (for ears)
• 12 licorice , strings (for tails)

Directions:

1. Melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate wafer crumbs. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
2. Roll by level tablespoonfuls into balls. Mold to a slight point at one end (the nose).
3. Roll dough in confectioners sugar (for white mice), or in chocolate wafer crumbs (for dark mice).
4. On each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.
5. Refrigerate for at least two hours until firm.

Reviews

[Wish I Could Cook]

How totally cute!! These are pretty easy to make (no baking!) and turn out so adorable. They aren't to-die-for delicious, but they are good and I'm going to put a couple on every Christmas cookie tray I make this year. For the chocolate wafers, I used chocolate Teddy Grahams.

[Joyce56]

I made these exactly as written, except for the eyes, for which I used red balls (found in the Christmas sprinkles variety pack.) We took them to a Halloween party last night, and got rave reviews, both for appearance and flavor. Everyone took pictures! I've already had requests to make them for my son's birthday party, which is actually on Halloween. (This wasn't a party for kids, by the way, and my son will be 27!) Thanks for the hit recipe!

[Willowdragon]

I made both brown and white mice using this recipe. I also subbed in a little uncooked oats into the the inner chocolate cracker bits, so they now have "fleas". The white mice I used mini marshmallows for ears and rolled in coconut so they look a bit mangy. Amazing recipe!! Thanks!