Santa Gnome Treats
These little treats have got to be the most delicious and cutest edible Christmas Santa Gnomes! I made these using sugar cookie bottoms, filled them with chocolate mousse, and topped with whipped frosting, a strawberry for a hat, and red M&M for the nose. These will definitely give you a sugar high, but seriously, who could resist?
Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
- 1 pkg Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Dough (break apart kind)
- 24 oz White Frosting (I used the whipped white frosting)
- 24 strawberries
- 24 red M&M's
Preheat oven to 350°F
Spray a mini-muffin pan with cooking spray (or use mini liners)
Place one cookie into each muffin cup (don't flatten)
Bake cookies for about 18 minutes, and place on wire rack to cool
While cookies are still warm, take a small spoon and gently press cookies into a cup shape.
Cool completely before filling.
Make your favorite Chocolate Mousse recipe or alternately, you can completely fill the bottoms with whipped frosting, vanilla pudding or other yummy filling.
Wash strawberries, and cut out the crown into a "V" shape (where the leaves are)
Take one of the cookie cups, and fill with chocolate mousse, or whatever you are going to filling them with, and be generous.
Then push the strawberry into the filling, cut side down, and add a red M&M for the nose, just under the "V" of the strawberry.
Add a little of the white frosting, just below the 'nose' on the cookie cup and draw a beard and make some lines for the beard with a toothpick.
Enjoy!
Keyword Chocolate Mousse, Christmas Treats, Gnome Cookies, Santa Gnome Treats, Sugar Cookie