A Halloween Party Isn't the Same Without Mice

Chocolate mice like the cheese.

A lot of good recipes pop up on Facebook, and this one for chocolate mice intrigued me, and I thought "Hey, this is the perfect snack for a Halloween Party." I don't usually attend Halloween parties, but my sister and her extended family have one every year, and this year it was Saturday night and I decided to don my leopard lounge suit and go.  I "caught" these mice to serve.

Chocolate Mice

Ingredients:
4 (1 ounce ) squares semisweet chocolate
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
1/3 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
24 silver dragees decorating candy
1/4 cup sliced almonds
12 (2 inch) pieces long black licorice

Directions:
1.  Melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream.  Stir in 1 cup chocolate cookie  crumbs.  Cover and refrigerate until firm.
2.  Roll by level tablespoons into balls.  Mold to a slight point at one end for the nose.
3.  Roll dough in chocolate cookie crumbs.  On each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.
4.  Refrigerate for at least two hours, until firm.  

Melt the chocolate in the microwave. 

Add the sour cream. 

Add the cookie crumbs. 

Ready to refrigerate. 

Ready to serve. 

I couldn't find the dragees for making the eyes, so these are blind mice. 

The "cat" that "caught" the "mice."

This "cat" (leopard) served the "mice" at the Halloween Party.  The party was great fun, and I think the mice were a big hit.