Chocolate Halloween Mice

These chocolate Halloween mice are perfect for a Halloween party or as a fun activity to do with the kids. Make sure you let the mix sit in the fridge to firm up, otherwise you’ll have a bigger mess on your hands than any little mice should be able to make!

Chocolate Halloween Mice
from RecipeZaar

4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares or semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate wafer, finely crushed (Oreos with the middle scraped off)
1/3 cup additional chocolate wafer, finely crumbled (for dark mice)
1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar (for white mice)
24 silver dragees (small silver, edible balls, for eyes) or 24 red hots candies
24 sliced almonds (for ears)
12 licorice strings (for tails)

~ Melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. Stir in the 1 cup of the chocolate wafer crumbs. Mix well.

~ Cover and refrigerate until firm.

~ Roll by level tablespoonfuls into balls. Mold to a slight point at one end for the nose.

~ Roll dough in confectioners sugar for white mice, or in chocolate wafer crumbs for dark mice.

~ On each mouse, place dragees or red hots candies in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.

~ Refrigerate for at least two hours until firm.

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