Peanut butter-Candy Mice

Name: Peanut butter-Candy Mice
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 38 mice
Ingredients: 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup corn syrup; 1 cup dry milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar; multicolored sugar nonpareils; red licorice, laces; sugar; red gumdrop (large); white candy sprinkles, sequins

Submitted by NovaLee

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 38 mice

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup creamy peanut butter
¹⁄₂ cup corn syrup
1 cup dry milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¹⁄₃ cups powdered sugar
multicolored sugar nonpareils
red licorice, laces
sugar
red gumdrop (large)
white candy sprinkles, sequins

directions

With an electric mixer beat peanut butter corn syurp dry milk and vanilla blend well.
On low speed slowly add powdered sugar,you might have to do this by hand knead the sugar in.
For each mouse: Break off enough mixture to roll into a 1-inch ball for the body,then enough to roll into a 1/2-inch ball for the head.
Press the small ball on large ball, then slightly pinch head to form a rounded nose.
Break off enough to form 2 small ears press to flatten.
With a wet toothpick stick a nonpareil press into end of nose, 2 more for eyes,cut licorice insert for tail, For stocking caps:Sprinkle some sugar on wax paper and roll out gumdrops cut into circles with a 2-inch cutter cut rounds in quaters.
Bring straight edges together overlapping to form a cone press edges to stick.
Press a candy sequin for pompon on tip of cap.
Press hat ontop mouse head.