Christmas Mice Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs, divided (about 40 wafers)
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 36 red nonpareils
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 18 pieces black licorice strings (2 inches long each)

Recipe

• 1 place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in microwave until almost completely melted, stopping to stir occasionally. stir until smooth.
• 2 stir in 1 cup wafer crumbs and the sour cream.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until cooled enough to handle easily.
• 4 to make each mouse, roll about 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture into a ball, tapered at one end to make a teardrop shape.
• 5 gently roll in remaining wafer crumbs to coat.
• 6 decorate with nonpareils for eyes, almond slices for ears, and licorice for the tail.