Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of peanut butter
• 6 tsp of butter- can be melted or softened
• 2 cups of confectioners sugar
• 1 pack of candiquik chocolate

Steps:

• Soften butter in microwave.
• Mix the cup of peanut butter, the two cups of sugar and the butter in a bowl until a st texture is formed.
• Roll the mixture into balls.
• Melt the chocolate and dip the peanut butter balls in the chocolate.
• Place on wax paper, let cool and enjoy.

Rudolf’s Treats: Makes 20

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup of melted butter
• ⅓ cup of peanut butter
• ½ cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup of oatmeal
• Powdered sugar
• Chocolate

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the melted butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and oatmeal.
• Roll mix into balls and place on wax paper.
• Dust with powdered sugar and drizzle chocolate on top.

Haystacks:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of butterscotch chips
• ½  cup of peanut butter
• ½ salted peanuts (optional)
• 2 cups of chow mein noodles

Steps:

• Melt the butterscotch and peanut butter and blend them together.
• Stir the peanuts and chow mein noodles in the mixture carefully.
• Drop a forkful onto the wax paper and cool.

Christmas Caramels:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of light corn syrup
• 1 lb of brown sugar
• 1 can of condensed sweet milk
• ½ lb of butter
• 1 cup of chopped nuts (optional)

Steps:

• Mix together ingredients.
• Stir while it simmers for a few minutes
• Put it in a pan and let cool.
• Cut into pieces and wrap them in wax paper.

Santa’s Hats:

Ingredients:

• Bag of green and red  M&Ms
• Bag of Bugles
• White chocolate

Steps:

• Melt white chocolate.
• Dip the open end of the Bugles in white chocolate.
• Top with the open end with an M&M.
• Place on wax paper.

Chocolate Mint Candy:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (12oz) semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 2 to 3 tsp of peppermint extract
• 6 oz of white candy coating — chopped
• 3 drops of green food coloring

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, melt the chocolate chips with 1 cup of milk.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
• Spread ½ onto wax paper lined in an 8-inch square pan and chill until firm.
• Melt the white chocolate with the remaining milk until the white chocolate is smooth.
• Sir the peppermint and the green food coloring in with the white chocolate.
• Spread the mixture onto the first chocolate layer and let chill for 10 minutes.
• Warm the remaining chocolate mixture and spread this over the mint layer.
• Chill for 2 hours; remove from pan.
• Cut into 1-inch squares.