Add something creative to your Christmas celebration. Enjoy these mice shaped shortbread cookies.
Christmas Mice Shortbread
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 15
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 15 maraschino cherries with stems, drained
- 2/3 cup white baking chips or chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 package (5.3 ounces) shortbread triangles
- 30 sliced almonds
- 15 white baking chips or chocolate chips
- Shredded coconut
- 15 red cinnamon candies
Instructions
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Step1Cover work area with piece of waxed paper about 18 inches long. Dry cherries with paper towels.
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Step2Place 2/3 cup chips and the oil in 6-ounce custard cup. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 10 seconds or until chips are softened; stir until smooth.
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Step3Hold 1 cherry by stem (mouse tail), and dip into melted chips, covering completely. Immediately place on shortbread triangle, with tail at 45-degree angle. Place 2 of the sliced almonds against front of cherry to form mouse ears. Repeat with remaining cherries, shortbread and almonds.
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Step4Using the remaining melted chips as glue and a toothpick to spread the melted chips, attach the flat side of a whole chip (flat side back) to the base of the almonds to form the mouse head. Using melted chips as glue, attach a few shreds of coconut for the whiskers and a cinnamon candy for the nose.
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Step5Let cool without moving 50 to 60 minutes or until melted chip mixture is firm and completely set. Store in cool place up to 1 week.
Nutrition
110
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 55
- Total Fat
- 6g
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- Cholesterol
- 2mg
- Sodium
- 50mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Fruit; 1 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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