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Peanut Butter Christmas Mice

SUBMITTED BY: Paula PHOTO BY: Roslyn Hazen

"I have made these since 1989. They are always a hit when I make them for my son's class."

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PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 40 Min
Original recipe yield 60 cookies

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup peanut halves
1/4 cup green candy sprinkles
60 3-inch pieces red shoestring licorice

What to Drink?
	Port
	Eggnog Russian
	Creamy Hot Cocoa

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl combine butter and peanut butter; beat until creamy. Add brown and white sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla extract and baking soda until well blended. With mixer on low, mix in flour just until blended. Cover and chill for 1 hour, or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Shape 1 level tablespoon of dough into 1 inch balls. Taper each ball at one end into a teardrop shape. Press flat on one side. Place flat sides down, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press the sides of the dough in to raise the 'backs' of the mice, as dough will spread slightly during baking.
Gently push 2 peanut halves in each 'mouse' for ears, and 2 pieces of green candy for eyes. With a toothpick make a hole 1/2 inch deep in the tail ends.
Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until firm.
Transfer to a cooling rack and insert licorice pieces as tails.

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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2004 by TOE1

I love this recipe! I made these adorable mice for a Christmas party I had, and people... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2004 by IMISSMOM

I made these cute little guys for my daughter's preschool Christmas party. They were a huge... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2004 by TARBEAR555

I made these for a cookie exchange as well and everyone thought they were really cute. I used... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2004 by Kathie

These are very cute, great alternative to plain old peanut butter cookies. I brought them to... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2005 by CHERYL BLUE

SOOO Cute. Made these for my Christmas cookie boxes and everyone is still talking about them.... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by SBB123

These are great! I found that they spread a little, so be sure to follow the recipe and make... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2005 by LYNN39SCAF

These are SO CUTE! I made them for a cookie exchange and of course they were the hit of the... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2008 by Sandra C

Very time consuming but worth the effort. The dough was very crumbly and I had to squeeze it... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2006 by teachertmb

These are cute but VERY time consuming and difficult to work with. The tails are challenging... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2008 by Lisa

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.59 star rating.

Lisa
Dec. 23, 2008

These are really cute. I used almond slices for the ears. I think I like these better than peanuts because the ears are bigger. They are more fragile with the almonds. I also used black licorice wheels by Haribo for the tail. This worked well because they are wound-up so the tails curled well. Next time I will shape them into balls before the chill time. I lost patience with how long it was taking to mold the chilled dough and I think the chill is important to keep them from flattening out. My kids reminded me of another fun Christmas mouse I made...you take a marachino cherry that has the stem on and dip it in chocolate. Then take a Hershey kiss and lay both on their sides on waxed paper as you touch the bottom of the kiss to the bottom of the cherry. The point of the kiss is the nose and the stem of the cherry is the tail. Then quickly slip two almond slices in between the kiss and cherry as ears (with the rounded part up). Allow chocolate to dry and then come back later and make eyes with a toothpick, using royal icing, melted white chocolte, or even the frosting you can buy in a tube. Remember the ears are kinda fragile. My dad loves these because he is a big chocolate cherry fan!! Thanks for posting the peanut butter Christmas mice. They are more old fashioned looking than the cherry mice and I was looking for an old fashioned Christmas this year!

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