Lil White Mice Army Recipes

WHITE MICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter.
• Add sugar, flour and vanilla.
• Work with clean hands and nails.
• Add nuts.
• Use 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough (about the size of a regular marble) and shape into small mice (teardrop shape).
• Bake in a 350° oven for 10 minutes or until set.
• If you like larger mice, use 1 1/2 Tablespoons of dough (size of walnut or golf ball) Bake for 20 minutes.
• When cool, roll in powdered sugar.
• Baking time will be approximate, according to the size of the mice.
• Please watch your first batch and record the correct minutes for your size mice and oven temperature.

CHRISTMAS MICE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Cover work area with piece of waxed paper about 18 inches long. Dry cherries with paper towels.
• Place 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.
• Hold 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.
• Using 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.
• Let 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.

NUTTY LITTLE MICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• In large bowl, break up cookie dough.
• Stir or knead in chopped peanuts and flour until well blended.
• Work with half of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough until needed.
• Place sugar in shallow dish.
• For each cookie, shape dough into 1 inch ball, then shape ball into 1 1/2 inch long egg shape.
• Roll in sugar to coat.
• Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Repeat with remaining dough.
• Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
• Immediately insert string candy piece in end of cookie for tail.
• Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• On each cookie, use decorating gel to attach 2 cinnamon candies for eyes and 1 chocolate chip for nose.
• With sharp knife, make 2 small slits for each cookie above eyes; insert almond slice for ears.
• Store in tightly covered container.