Christmas Mice Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Makes

1-1/2 dozen

Updated: Aug. 09, 2023
These whimsical little cuties taste like truffles. Every Christmas, we make sure to have enough for friends and neighbors. —Deborah Zabor, Fort Erie, ON
Christmas Mice Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs, divided
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 36 nonpareils
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds
  • 18 pieces black shoestring licorice (2 inches each)

Directions

  1. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in 1 cup wafer crumbs and sour cream. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm enough to shape.
  2. Place remaining 1 cup wafer crumbs in a shallow bowl. For each mouse, roll about 1 tablespoon chilled chocolate mixture into a ball; taper 1 end to resemble a mouse. Roll in wafer crumbs to coat. Attach nonpareils for eyes, sliced almonds for ears and licorice pieces for tails. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 135 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 89mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.