Favorite Family Candy Recipes

As we get closer to Christmas my focus is on purchasing meaningful gifts for everyone on my list and continuing our family traditions by baking the sweets that our family enjoys this time of year. This week I thought I would feature three candy recipes that are family favorites.

* Peanut Cluster Candy

If you love chocolate and peanut butter then this is a must for your recipe collection! And it is sooooo easy to make!!!

1 bag of milk chocolate chips
1 bag of peanut butter chips
1 cup peanuts (I use dry roasted, unsalted peanuts)

Melt chocolate and peanut butter chips together. Add peanuts. Mix until fully blended. Drop in teaspoon size clusters on waxed paper lined cookie sheets. Freeze for 15 minutes. Store in the refrigerator.

* Peanut Butter Snowballs (A Taste of Home)

This can be made with white or chocolate melts.

1 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon margarine, softened
1 pound of white candy or chocolate wafers

Mix confectioners sugar, peanut butter, and margarine until well blended. Shape into 1 inch balls and place on a waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Chill for 30 minutes.

Melt wafers in a double boiler or microwave. Dip balls into melted wafers and place on waxed paper to harden. I usually cover a douple recipe of peanut butter balls with one pound of the candy wafers.

* Salty and sweet go so well together in this candy recipe, They're like potato chips! You can't eat just one!!!

1 pound white candy melts
2 teaspoons oil
3 cups stick pretzels
1 generous cup of peanuts.

Break up pretzels to about 1 inch pieces and place in a large bowl. Add peanuts.

Place wafers and oil in double boiler or microwave safe bowl. Melt wafers stirring frequently. Pour melted wafers over pretzel/peanut mixture. Stir together and mix thoroughly.

Spread mixture over waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate 1/2 hour to harden. Break into chunks and store in a tin.

If making candy isn't your thing then perhaps you would like to order from Blue Goddess Confections! You can contact them at bluegoddessconfections@gmail.,com.

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Cruisin' Creations will be displaying at the Shaker Heritage Society Christmas Craft Fair until December 20. The Shaker Heritage Society is located at 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY. It is across from the Albany International Airport.

Gift shop hours are Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 4:00

Until Next Time...

Diane

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