This recipe is from the cookbook Great Balls of Cheese by Michelle Buffardi.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 16 mice approx 2 inches in length
- 12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup shredded Swiss or mozzarella cheese
- 1 medium shallot, peeled and fi nely chopped
- 1½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 16 round crackers
- 8 pitted black olives
- 32 pieces of sliced blanched almonds
- 16 fresh chives for decorating the mice
Preparation
Place the cream cheese, Swiss or mozzarella cheese, chopped shallot, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix to combine.
Line a baking pan with parchment paper or waxed paper. Divide the cheese mixture into 16 balls. Form the balls into teardrop shapes. Cover the cheese shapes loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or more.
Remove the cheese shapes from the refrigerator. Place two pieces of black olives on each mouse to form eyes. Place one olive piece on each for a nose. Place two almonds upright to form the ears. Use a toothpick to make a small hole in each mouse to insert the chive tail.
