Around here, it just isn't Christmas without our animals...and that even includes mice. Or, as our son Daniel calls them, "The Holiday Rats". Hmpf. I much prefer, "Wee Christmas Mice"...
24 Double stuffed creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos)
1 cup(6oz) semi sweet chocolate chips
2 tsp. shortening
24 red maraschino cheeries with stems, well drained
24 milk chocolate kisses
48 sliced almonds
1 small tube green decorative icing gel
1 small tube red decorative icing gel
Carefully twist cookies apart; set aside the halves with creme filling. Save empty halves for
another use or, better yet, eat them!
another use or, better yet, eat them!
In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth
Holding each cherry by the stem, dip in melted chocolate, then press onto bottom of a chocolate kiss.
Place on the creme filling of cookie, with cherry stem extending beyond cookie edge.
For ears, place slivered almonds between the cherry and the kiss. Refrigerate until set.
With green gel, pipe holly leaves on the creme filling. With red gel, pipe holly berries between the leaves.
Pipe eyes on each side of chocolate kiss.
Store in airtight container at room temperature.
Yield: 2 dozen
(This recipe comes from a lovely lady at our church. Every year, for 3 years, I have attended the cookie walk and come home with a dozen of these. This year I made my own!)
And I do believe there is someone who might like one of two of these come Christmas Eve...
Uh huh. Yes, our Grace loves them but I was talking about her friend here. Old St. Nick himself.
It surely feels like Winter here tonight. Bitterly cold and so windy...I know some of you are dealing with
even worse conditions. Stay safe, bundle up in a warm throw, grab a cup of hot cocoa and get cozy!
Until next time...
Love and Hugs,
Susie Q
