Chocolate Halloween Mice

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 cup chocolate wafer, finely crushed
• 1/3 cup additional chocolate wafer, finely crumbled (for dark mice)
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar (for mice)
• 24 silver dragees (small silver, edible balls for eyes)
• 24 sliced almonds (for ears)
• 12 licorice, strings (for tails)

Recipe

• 1 melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. stir in 1 cup of the chocolate wafer crumbs. mix well. 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 mice), or in chocolate wafer crumbs (for dark mice).
• 4 on each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.
• 5 refrigerate for at least two hours until firm.