Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2010

its awesome i have tried them and my mom made some for my soccer team

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Ana

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2010

Time consuming but fun cookies! I used crunchy pb, sliced almonds for the ears, mini chocolate chips for the eyes & caramel for the tails. I roughly formed the mouse shape with an oval Tbsp BEFORE I refrigerated the dough which I think helped a lot since the dough became a little crumbly once chilled. The caramel worked great for the tails! I just cut individually wrapped caramels in half, then rolled them between my palms to make a rope shape. I stuck the tail in the warm cookie & it melted a little, keeping it in place. Next time I'd use a different candy for the eyes -the chocolate melted & was messy. Overall great taste & presentation!

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6MOUTHS

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: 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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Lisa

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Livonia, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

My daughter loves the look on her friends faces when she brings them for her christmas party each year. Everyone thinks they are to cute to eat and hopes that they're in her class next year.

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Renee

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Brunswick, Georgia, USA

Living In: Hortense, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2008

Very time consuming but worth the effort. The dough was very crumbly and I had to squeeze it to make it work. I apparently didn't make the backs pointed enough because I ended up with flat mice. I used Reese's Pieces for the eyes, almond slivers for the ears, and pull and peel Twizzler's for the tails. The kids loved these.

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Sandra C

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Shawano, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2008

a family fav

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Roslyn Hazen

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2008

Needed something "fun" for a baking class and these were it. The youngest was six and the oldest was nine. We had a blast. Skipped cooling part as time was in short hand. The mice turned out well but flattened a tad. Used sliced almonds for ears, mini chocolate chips for eyes and licorice--(what a pain). An older boy mentioned that, "I can't believe the kids made these, this is probably the best snack they've made so far."

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Green Jeanne

Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2008

I made these last Christmas, and I couldn't keep them coming fast enough! They were the BEST peanut butter cookies I've ever tasted! Thanks for the recipe!

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Bella R.

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2007

These were easy to make and tasted okay. They seemed a little dry. Maybe more peanut butter would make them better.

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KaylaMayaCamrynMOM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Washington, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2006

These are cute but VERY time consuming and difficult to work with. The tails are challenging and the dough does not hold together very well for molding. They do taste quite good though.

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