chocolate mice

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. stir in 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs. cover and refrigerate until firm.
• roll by level tablespoonfuls into balls. mold to a slight point at one end (the nose).
• roll dough in confectioners sugar (for 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.
• refrigerate for at least two hours, until firm.