Best Chocolate Mice Dee Dees Recipes

CHOCOLATE MICE

Chocolate Mice image

Kids will love these, they are whimsical and fun. Cute chocolate mice rolled in confectioners' sugar or chocolate cookie crumbs are very realistic.

Provided by Rosina

Categories Desserts Cookies No-Bake Cookie Recipes

Time 2h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
⅓ cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
⅓ cup chocolate cookie crumbs
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
24 silver dragees decorating candy
¼ cup sliced almonds
12 (2 inch) pieces long red vine licorice

Steps:

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 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.
Refrigerate for at least two hours, until firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 3.1 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 89.8 mg, Sugar 17.5 g

CHOCOLATE MICE - DEE DEE'S

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The Chocolate Mice are not exactly a recipe but an Instruction for Construction. These chocolate-covered cherry mice are fun to create and make an adorable presentation for parties, bake sales, and of course, Halloween. Let the kids help by setting up a production line, and they will have a ball. These candy mice are almost too...

Provided by Diane Atherton

Categories Other Desserts

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

chocolate almond bark
36 hershey kisses, unwrapped
1 jar(s) maraschino cherries with stems, drained
1/2 c slivered almonds
1 tube red (clear) gel icing
wax papper

Steps:

1. Line a cookie shee with waxed or parchment paper.
2. Rinse the maraschino cherries, drain thoroughly, and let dry on paper towels, turning often. The cherries must be completely dry or the chocolate will seize and get crumbly.
3. Place about 2-3 squares at a time of chocolate almond bark in a bowl and gently melt in the microwave. Be careful not to over process the chocolate. You want it melted but not liquid. Thick enough to get at good coating.
4. Dip dry cherries in melted chocolate to completely cover up to the stem. Place on lined cookie sheet. Immediately press on Hershey Kiss, flat side to the front of the dipped cherry, to form a head.
5. While chocolate is still warm, wedge two sliced almonds between chocolate chip and cherry to form ears. Let cool.
6. Use a toothpick to dab nose and beady red eyes on either side of the Hersheys Kiss with the red gel icing.
7. Refrigerate to firmly set chocolate.
8. NOTE: Use both white chocolate and dark chocolate for a variety.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY MICE

Chocolate-Covered Cherry Mice image

These chocolate-covered cherry mice are fun to create and make an adorable presentation for parties, bake sales, and of course, Halloween. Let the kids help by setting up a production line, and they will have a ball. These candy mice are almost too cute to eat. Check out the step-by-step instructions with photos before you begin. Here's the link: http://homecooking.about.com/od/dessertrecipes/r/blcandy25.htm The recipe calls for chocolate chips but I find they are very small.

Provided by Nana Lee

Categories Candy

Time 35m

Yield 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, with stems drained and dried (see Notes)
6 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 teaspoon butter
1 ounce paraffin wax, chopped (see Notes)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (see Notes)
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 (3 ounce) package clear red decorating gel

Steps:

Before starting, you may wish to take a look at the step-by-step instructions with photos. SEE LINK IN DESCRIPTION ABOVE.
Line a cookie sheet with waxed or parchment paper.
Rinse the maraschino cherries, drain thoroughly, and let dry on paper towels, turning often.
The cherries must be completely dry or the chocolate will seize and get crumbly.
Gently melt chocolate, butter, and paraffin in a double boiler until smooth, stirring often to prevent burning.
Once melted, turn off heat, but leave in the double-boiler on the burner.
Dip dry cherries in melted chocolate to completely cover up to the stem.
Place on lined cookie sheet.
Immediately press on chocolate chip, flat side to the front of the dipped cherry, to form a head.
While chocolate is still warm, wedge two sliced almonds between chocolate chip and cherry to form ears. Let cool.
Use a toothpick to dab beady red eyes on either side of the chocolate chip with the red gel icing.
Refrigerate to firmly set chocolate.
Notes:.
If fresh sweet cherries are in season, by all means use them.
Paraffin is sold in the canning supplies section, usually under the brand Gulf Wax.
You can use the giant chocolate bars for the semisweet chocolate, or semisweet baking squares, or chocolate chips.
If your cherries are exceptionally large, you may wish to use chocolate kisses for the heads.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.2, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 0.3, Sodium 5.5, Carbohydrate 17.2, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 12.1, Protein 2.4

CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS MICE COOKIES

Chocolate Christmas Mice Cookies image

These use Chocolate-Covered Cherry Mice(recipe previously posted). These are easy to make and a great project to do with children. No baking required, just use Hershey's chocolate kisses, double stuffed Oreos, maraschino cherries and chocolate chips to "build" your Christmas mice!

Provided by Nana Lee

Categories Candy

Time 40m

Yield 2 doz

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

24 Oreo Double Stuff cookies
6 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 teaspoon butter
1 ounce paraffin wax, chopped (see Notes)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (see Notes)
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 (3 ounce) package red decorating gel (clear)
1 (3 ounce) package green decorating gel (clear)
24 cherries
1 (8 ounce) package , hershey's kisses

Steps:

Carefully twist Oreo cookies apart. Set aside the ones with the cream filling on them; save plain halves for another use. (You could make crumbs for pie crust).
In microwave, melt chocolate chip, paraffin and butter; stir until smooth.
Holding cherry by stem, dip in melted chocolate, then press onto the bottom of a chocolate kiss.
Place cherry and kiss onto the cream filling of the cookie. Let stem extend over the edge.
Make ears for your mouse by placing sliced almonds between the cherry and the kiss (before the chocolate sets).
Place in refrigerator until chocolate sets.
With green decorative gel, pipe holly leaves on white cream of cookie by the mouse.
Pipe holly berries between the leaves with the red gel.
Pipe eyes on each chocolate kiss.
Store in airtight container at room temperature.
TIPS:.
I used Almond Bark instead of the chocolate chips and eliminated the need for shortening.
Maraschino cherries need to have stems and be well-drained.
Keep chocolate hot by putting in a bowl over a steaming pan of water.
I used a teapot, took the lid off and placed my bowl over it after melting chocolate in microwave.
You can use a clean eyebrow tweezer or something else to grasp the cherries by the stems to dunk in chocolate.
Make extras because everyone at your party will want one to take home to show around and to use as a pattern to make their own!