ICING 2 lb Icing sugar 1 c Vegetable shortening 1/2 c Milk Food colouring (optl) To increase variety, divide dough into four portions and use extra flavors. In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy; gradually beat in icing sugar, milk, vanilla and salt. On work surface, knead until smooth. Shape into 32 eggs. Refrigerate […]

Grease and line bar pan with foil. Place sugar and cold water in small saucepan, stir over gentle heat until sugar is dissolved. Brush sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to dissolve sugar crystals. Increase heat and cook until syrup reaches 116 degrees C when tested with a sweets thermometer or until syrup […]

Melt chips and peanut butter in a pan or double boiler. Stir in enough rice krispies to coat, and hold shape. Spoon onto wax paper and allow to cool (in refrigerator). Store in refrigerator.

Put hot tap water in a double boiler and melt chocolate until juicy; remove hot water and replace with cold water in bottom of double boiler. Stir chocolate until thickened. Remove the cold water and put hot tap water in once more. When the chocolate is thin, drop the pretzels in until coated and then […]

Grease a cookie sheet with the vegetable oil.Combine the caramels and the water in a saucepan and melt over low heat,stirring frequently,or in a covered dish in a e at full power,for 1 1/2 minutes. Dip the pretzel nuggets,a few at a time,in the caramel and remove with a fork to the greased cookie sheet.Refrigertate […]

Place chocolate in top of double boiler over warm water or in e on Medium. Cover until partially melted. Uncover and stir occasionally until melted. Set aside, uncovered. In small bowl of electric mixer, mix cream cheese until soft. Beat in vanilla and salt. Gradually add confectioners sugar. Then add chocolate mix in nuts. Place […]

BASIC FONDANT-Heat water to boiling in 2- to 3-quart saucepan and remove from heat. Add sugar and cream of tartar. Stir with wooden spoon until all sugar dissolves, 6 to 8 minutes, taking care not to splash mixture on sides of pan. Place syrup mixture over medium-high heat. Heat almost to boiling. Cover pan tightly […]

*Note: Semisweet chocolate should be coarsely chopped. ** Unsalted butter should be cut into small pieces. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter over simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. In a small bowl, gradually whisk the warm chocolate mixture into the egg yolks. Cover and refrigerate until […]

Dissolve coffee in bourbon and water in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix thorougly. Roll into balls, using a rounded teaspoon of mixture for each. Store in tightly covered container for several days, then roll in additional confectioners sugar.

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. Put toothpick into balls and dip into chocolate. Put back on waxed paper and remove toothpick. You can also use a spoon […]