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Easter Egg Candy - Five Ways - CDKitchen.com

serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  2-5 hrs

ingredients

2 pounds margarine
4 pounds peanut butter
4 pounds confectioners' sugar

EASTER EGGS

1/4 pound butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup peanut butter or coconut
4 cups confectioners' sugar

PEANUT BUTTER EGGS

1 cup margarine
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 pounds powdered sugar
2 1/4 cups peanut butter, chunky

RICE KRISPIE EGGS

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 cups Rice Krispies
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

PEANUT BUTTER BALLS

1 pound margarine
2 cups peanut butter
2 1/2 pounds confectioners' sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 pound paraffin wax

directions

Mix thoroughly. Mold in egg shapes and chill in freezer. Dip in 2 pounds of dipping chocolate. (Take only a few eggs from freezer to dip so the peanut butter does not soften too much.)

For Easter Eggs: Soften and mix together butter and cream cheese. Add: salt, vanilla, peanut butter or coconut and confectioners' sugar Place in refrigerator to chill. Form into egg or ball shape. Dip in melted chocolate coating.

For Peanut Butter Eggs: Cream margarine and cream cheese, add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Roll into small eggs or balls. Place on cookie sheet on waxed paper and freeze about 2 hours.

For chocolate, use chocolate chips and a small bar of paraffin or chocolate coating melted on top of double boiler. After 2 hours remove peanut butter eggs from freezer and dip in melted chocolate. Place on wax paper to cool.

For Rice Krispie Eggs: Mix together and mold into eggs. Place on cookie sheet and freeze about 2 hours. Dip in chocolate coating to which a small amount of oil or butter may be added. Cool on waxed paper.

For Peanut Butter Balls or Eggs: Cream margarine and peanut butter together. Add sugar and vanilla. Mix together and form desired shape. Place on cookie sheets lined with wax paper and place in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes.

Melt chocolate and paraffin wax over low heat. (Use less wax, if preferred). Put toothpick into balls and dip into chocolate. Put back on waxed paper and remove toothpick. You can also use a spoon to dip them.

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nutrition data

550 calories, 35 grams fat, 56 grams carbohydrates, 10 grams protein per serving.
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