Peanut-Butter Candy

Source: Judy Meredith

Yield: ???

Rating: Untested 4 of 5 - good, fairly involved

Ingredients

For peanut butter centers:

• 1 c. margarine
• 12 oz. peanut butter
• 1 box confectioners sugar (???)
• 1 t. vanilla

For chocolate coating:

• ½ block of paraffin wax
• 1 large package of chocolate chips

Directions

• Melt the margarine and blend it with the peanut butter.
• Add the confectioners sugar and vanilla and blend by hand.
• Form into rolls about ¾ inch in diameter. Place on wax paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
• In a double boiler, melt the paraffin. Add the chocolate chips and stir until melted. Turn down the heat but keep the chocolate warm so that it will stay liquefied.
• Once the rolls have become firm, remove a piece of the roll from the refrigerator and cut it into ¾ inch lengths. (It is easier to work with a handful of pieces at a time, leaving the rest in the refrigerator.)
• Use a toothpick to pick up a piece and dip it in the chocolate until covered. Place the chocolate-covered candy on wax paper or in individual candy cups to cool.

Notes

• If the peanut butter is thin, cut down on the margarine.
• For a 16 oz. jar of peanut butter, increase the ingredients to 2 1/3 c. margarine, 1 1/3 box confectioners sugar, and 1 1/3 t. vanilla