Christmas Mouse Cookies
Christmas Mouse Cookies are a fun tradition the entire family will love! Usually made on Christmas Eve, these delightful little cookies are as delicious as they are adorable.
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Years ago my mom instilled in me the love of baking homemade goodies for others at Christmas time. You see, she lived most of my college years on a sailboat. Living on a boat will teach you a few things, among them that you really don’t need quite as much “stuff” as you thought you did. But you know what you always need?
Cookies.
Cute, almond-y cookies shaped like little mice.
So one year when I was home for Christmas from Clemson, my Mom and I first made these little Christmas Mice cookies and they’ve been a favorite ever since.
Why make mouse cookies on Christmas Eve?
We always made these cookies in reference to the classic Christmas Poem “The Night Before Christmas.”
T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Clement Clark Moore
Why I love this recipe
The cookies themselves are a light texture with subtle almond flavoring and very tasty. With the addition of a little creative decoration they get a mouse-y makeover that always makes them a hit at parties or in Christmas cookie gifts!
For more Christmas ideas, check out our popular Christmas Crack Saltine Toffee, Slow Cooker Mulled Wine, and Peanut Butter Blossoms!
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- butter
- sugar
- almond extract
- egg
- sliced almonds
- pull-apart twizzlers
- mini chocolate chips
- black frosting or melted chocolate
Step by step
- Cream together butter and sugar, then add remaining wet ingredients.
- Mix dry ingredients separately then add to wet 1/3 at a time.
- Wrap dough tightly and chill at least one hour.
- Roll chilled dough into balls, tapering at one end to form the mouse body shape.
- Pinch one end slightly to form the head then insert almond “ears.”
- Bake 20 minutes.
- Immediately after removing from the oven use a toothpick to create a hole on the back end of the mouse and insert the Twizzler tail. Add a mini chocolate chip nose to the head.
- After the cookie cools use melted chocolate or frosting to make the eyes.
Tips for best results
- You can play with the materials you use to decorate the mice: candy eyes, large sprinkles, or mini chocolate chips all work well.
- Be sure to add the tail and mini chocolate chip while the mice are still warm so the cookie is pliable and the chocolate chip sticks. If using chocolate or frosting for the eyes, add after they are cool to prevent running.
Storage
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator up to once week.
Have you ever made Christmas Mouse cookies? Would you make them to give during the holidays? What is your favorite kind of cookie to gift?
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Christmas Mice Cookies
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 1x
Description
Christmas Mice Cookies are a fun tradition the entire family will love! Usually made on Christmas Eve, these delightful little cookies are as delicious as they are adorable.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- pull apart twizzlers
- mini chocolate chips
- black frosting or melted chocolate for eyes
Instructions
- In electric mixer, add the butter and whip on high speed until fluffy. Add sugar slowly, then egg and almond extract and continue to mix an additional 2 minutes.
- In a separate bowl mix flour and salt.
- Slow mixer speed to low and slowly add flour mixture 1/3 at a time. Mix until uniform.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill an hour.
- Preheat over to 350 degrees. Roll dough into balls, tapering one end to form mouse shape.
- Pinch tapered end to form mouse’s head and insert almonds for ears.
- Bake 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Immediately upon removing from oven poke a hole in the bottom with a skewer or toothpick and insert twizzler “tail.” Add mini chocolate chip for nose (it’s important to do this when the mice are still very hot as the heat melts the chip to the cookie and adheres the tail as well.)
- Cool on a wire rack. When cookie is completely cook add “eyes” from frosting or melted chocolate with fine tip frosting tip.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 174
- Sugar: 7.9 g
- Sodium: 54.2 mg
- Fat: 9.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.4 g
- Protein: 2.4 g
- Cholesterol: 28.1 mg
We make these every year!