Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Melt candy coating and shortening in medium saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Pour into 11×7″ or other shallow baking pan; carefully set baking dish in hot water to keep coating soft, careful not to get any water in coating. Sprinkle crushed peppermint candy over separate sheet of waxed […]

Cook and mash a medium potato without using any seasoning, butter or milk. Measure 1/3 cup. Melt chocolate and butter together. Blend into mashed potatoes with the salt and vanilla. Mix well. Sift sugar. Add a small amount at a time, blending until no sugar is visible. When a spoon is no longer equal to […]

Melt butter and stir in pudding mix (not instant) and milk. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Stir in the icing sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla, walnuts if desired. Pour into buttered pan.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. With foil, line the bottom and sides of a 9″ square baking pan, allowing foil to overhang slightly. Butter foil; set aside. On a square of wax paper, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a small saucepan, combine chocolate morsels, butter, sugar and ornage juice; cook and stir over […]

Melt 1/2 cup butter and baking chocolate. Blend in sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, egg, graham crackers, coconut, and nuts. Mix well with a spoon, then with hands. Press mixture ungreased 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2-inch pan; refrigerate Mix together 1/4 cup butter, light cream, confectioners sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat well. […]

e chocolate, butter, and milk in a 2qt. microwave-safe bowl for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes at MED-HIGH (70%) , until butter looks melted. Stir until smooth and choc. is melted. Stir in vanilla; beat in sugar gradually until mixture is smooth and creamy, but not crumbly. Sir in nuts. Pour into a buttered […]

In a medium, heavy saucepan, combine molasses, granulated and brown sugars and water. Heat to boiling and stir to dissolve sugars. Let mixture boil, without stirring, until syrup reaches the hard ball stage (260F/125C) on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat, stir in butter, baking soda, and salt. Immediately pour onto a buttered marble slab […]

~OPTIONALS ~– NOTE: TO PREWARM A CANDY THERMOMETER, SIMPLE PLACE IT AN A SMALL SAUCE PAN OF COLD WATER AND BRING IT TO A BOIL. LET IT SIMMER UNTIL YOU NEED THE THERMOMETER. STEP 1: Prewarm the thermometer; separate the eggs allowing the whites to come to room temperature in a large bowl of an […]

Combine butterscotch chips and peanut butter in top of double boiler. Place over, not boiling water until butterscotch melts; remove from water. Stir until blended; add milk and stir just until blended. Spread in foil-lined 8-inch square pan. Press chopped nuts into surface, if desired, and chill until firm. Cut into 1-inch squares.

e chocloate and milk in a 1-1/2 quart microwavable bowl, 2 minutes on HIGH, turning after 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla, salt and nuts. Spread in greased 8 x 4 or 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Makes about 2 dozen […]