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The kids love these!!!! I used mini chocolate chips for the eyes and pink heart sprinkles for the noses. They are so cute and always have a great impact on a cookie tray too.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"07\/15\/2014 17:19","GUID":"665D46F135274B1BB9ED11D0FFDDD26C","MemberId":702841,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"ebramkamp","SubmittedDate":"07\/15\/2014 17:19"},{"Comment":"
the red hot candies melted while cooking and the raisins were hard to work with. mini choc chips work much better for the eyes and I used giant pink sprinkles for the nice. much easier<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"12\/03\/2011 00:32","GUID":"849bd2f701b8413b9d16b219c7b70225","MemberId":1501090,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"puffybloomers","SubmittedDate":"12\/03\/2011 00:32"},{"Comment":"
We have been making this mice cookies for years (since they appeared in my Taste Recipes Magazine). My kids love making them and eating them. The kids insist on taking photos of the group, of them in their hands, and of them half in their mouth with the tail hanging out. What can be more fun for a kid, than pretending!<\/p>
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