Christmas Mice On Shortbread

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 15 maraschino cherries, drained
• 2/3 cup chocolate chips or 2/3 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 (5 1/3 ounce) package shortbread, triangles
• 30 sliced almonds
• 15 chocolate chips or 15 chocolate chips
• shredded coconut
• 15 red cinnamon candies

Recipe

• 1 cover work area with piece of waxed paper 18 inches long.
• 2 dry cherries with paper towels.
• 3 place 2/3 cup chips and the oil in 6oz custard cup.
• 4 microwave uncovered on high 1 minute to 1 minute 10 seconds, or until chips are softened; stir until smooth.
• 5 hold 1 cherry by stem (mouse tail), and dip into melted chips, covering completely-- even stem (tail).
• 6 immediately place on shortbread triangle, with tail at 45-degree angle.
• 7 place 2 of the sliced almonds against front of cherry to form mouse ears.
• 8 repeat with remaining cherries, shortbread and almonds.
• 9 using the remaining melted chips as glue and a toothpick to spread the melted chips, attach the flat side of a whole chip (flat side back) to the base of the almonds to form the mouse head.
• 10 using melted chips as glue, attach a few shreds of coconut for the whiskers and a red hot for the nose.
• 11 let cool without moving 50-60 minutes or until the melted chip mixture is firm and completely set.
• 12 store in cool place up to one week.