These charming maraschino cherry mice add a touch of whimsy to any Christmas dessert display! The mice are assembled atop a store bought White Fudge Covered Oreo making them relatively quick to create and they don’t require any baking!
Maraschino Cherry Mice
These charming maraschino cherry mice add a touch of whimsy to any Christmas dessert display! The mice are assembled atop a store bought White Fudge Covered Oreo making them relatively quick to assemble and they don't require any baking!
Ingredients
Method
- Lay out twelve white fudge covered oreos. Unwrap Hershey kisses. Drain and rinse cherries, dry well.
- Melt semi sweet chocolate chips plus shortening in the microwave on 50% power at thirty second intervals in microwave safe container stirring at each interval until melted.
- Dip a cherry into the melted chocolate just slightly up onto the stem (whole cherry plus a bit of the stem get dipped). Place the cherry onto the cookie, slightly off center to allow room for the holly decoration.
- Sandwich two almond ears between the cherry and the Hershey kiss. Add white round sprinkle eyes and holly berry for the nose. Use white icing and a toothpick to affix the eyes. Use melted chocolate and toothpick to affix the nose. Use black writing icing and a toothpick to add detail to the eyes. Use holly berry and holly leaf sprinkles to add the holly garnish, affix with white icing and a toothpick. Enjoy!
Notes
A lot of the cherries in the jar I had were damaged/oddly shaped or missing their stems. The 11 oz jar of cherries had the 12 good cherries that I needed to decorate the 12 Oreos in the box plus only a few to spare. So don’t buy a smaller jar assuming all of the cherries will be usable for this project even though the 11 oz jar may seem big!
ALLERGY NOTE: Maraschino cherries are often flavored with almond extract although the label often states only “natural flavorings” so be aware for those with nut allergies!
