12 Days of Cookies! Day 9: Chocolate Mice!

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse....or were there?  These are the cutest cookie creations yet! Fun & quirky, kids will love them!

4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

1/3 cup sour cream

1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs

1/3 cup chocolate cookie crumbs

1/3 cup confectioners' sugar

24 silver dragees decorating candy

1/4 cup sliced almonds

12 (2 inch) pieces long red vine licorice

Directions

1.     Melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. Stir in 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs. 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), and in chocolate cookie crumbs (for dark mice). On each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.

4.     Refrigerate for at least two hours, until firm.