Christmas Mice Truffles
Christmas Mice Truffles takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes from beginning to end. This hor d'oeuvre has 107 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 36 and costs 40 cents per serving. If you have oreo cookies, cream cheese, pearl onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 30 people were glad they tried this recipe. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. Overall, this recipe earns a not so awesome spoonacular score of 10%. Try Christmas Mice Cookies, Christmas Eve Mice, and Peanut Butter Christmas Mice for similar recipes.
Servings: 36
Preparation duration: 90 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 jar (16 ounces) maraschino cherries (with stems)
1 package (15-1/2 ounces) Oreo cookies
Colored nonpareils or pearl dragees
1/2 cup sliced almonds or pine nuts
Equipment:
food processor
Cooking instruction summary:
Directions Place cookies in a food processor; cover and process until finely crushed. Add cream cheese; process until blended. (Keep unused mixture covered at all times with a damp cloth.) Working with a few at a time, shape 2 teaspoons cookie mixture around a cherry, tapering to resemble a mouse. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs. Add almonds for ears and nonpareils for eyes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 3 dozen. Originally published as Christmas Mice Truffles in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend
Step by step:
1. Place cookies in a food processor; cover and process until finely crushed.
2. Add cream cheese; process until blended. (Keep unused mixture covered at all times with a damp cloth.)
3. Working with a few at a time, shape 2 teaspoons cookie mixture around a cherry, tapering to resemble a mouse. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs.
4. Add almonds for ears and nonpareils for eyes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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