Chocolate Peanut Butter Bites (Becki)

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 pound confectioners' sugar

8 Tbsp butter

2 cups peanut butter

1 cup peanuts

12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips

1 Tbsp butter

1. Mix first 5 ingredients together. Pat into an ungreased jelly-roll pan, about 15x10x1 inch. Flatten top with a rolling pin.

2. Melt chocolate chips and butter in the top part of a double boiler over simmering water (or use microwave). Spread chocolate on peanut butter mixture.

3. Cut into bite-size squares. Chill for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve chilled.

Makes 50 or more bites

Candy Filling Recipes (Vicki Susa)

PEANUT BUTTER CUP FILLING (VICKI SUSA)

4 Tbsp. melted butter
2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter

Melt butter and add powdered sugar. Add peanut butter. Mix well. Refrigerate until ready for use. The mixture will look dry, but just mush it together before you put it in the mold. If you don’t use it all, it freezes well.


CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES FILLING (VICKI SUSA)

1/3 c. soft butter
4 ½ c. sifted powdered sugar
1/3 c. corn syrup
2 tsp. maraschino cherry juice
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

In a large mixing bowl, blend butter, corn syrup, salt and vanilla. Add sifted powdered sugar one cup at a time. Then stir in juice. Refrigerate until ready to use. The mixture is not runny like commercial chocolate covered cherries. If you don’t use it all, it freezes well.