~Recipe A Day~

I'm going to attempt to add a recipe every day till Christmas. I have quite a few recipes that are great for giving as gifts or for parties, etc.

PEANUT PATTIES

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups sugar
2/3 cup white corn syrup (Karo)
1 cup evaporated milk
3 cups raw peanuts
4 tablespoons butter
3 cups powdered sugar
3 drops red food coloring

Directions:

In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar, syrup, evaporated milk and peanuts. Cook until mixture reaches firm ball stage on a candy thermometer.

Remove from heat. Stir in butter, powdered sugar and food coloring. Stir until fairly stiff. Drop by tablespoon to desired shape onto foil (these will stick if dropped onto waxed paper).

Makes about 42 pieces. ~ These are super easy to make!

CARAMEL-FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

2 1/2 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
1 Cup Softened Butter
2 Tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 Cup Chopped Pecans
48 Rolo Chewy Caramels in Milk Chocolate, Unwrapped (9 oz package)
1 Tbsp Sugar
4 oz Vanilla Flavored Candy Coating, if desired


Heat oven to 375. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In small bowl, combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; blend well.

In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, brown sugar and margerine until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend well. Stir in 1/2 cup of pecans. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoonful dough around 1 caramel candy, covering completely.

In small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 tablespoon sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place, nut side up, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 7 to 10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely on wire rack.

Melt candy coating in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constandly until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Yield 4 dozen cookies.

combine remaining 1/2 c

Till tomorrow!

Cheryl