Peanut Butter Balls

These were at the holiday cooking class, but my camera ran out of batteries. When someone makes these, please take a picture and send it to me. Thanks!!

Submitted by Amanda Olsen

• 3 1/2 Cup Rice Krispies
• 4 Cup powdered sugar
• 1 cube soft margarine
• 2 Cup peanut butter

Combine above ingredients, mix well. With hands, form into 1 inch balls.

• 8 3/4 oz Hershey chocolate bar
• half bar of paraffin wax

Melt chocolate and wax in double boiler. Dip balls and cool on waxed paper. Makes about 8 dozen.

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Pumpkin Surprise

Submitted by Trisha Price

• 2 Cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 Cup sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 yellow cake mix
• 1 Cup butter, cold

Combine the first 6 ingredients and pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Then sprinkle the dry cake mix over the top. Then slice the butter and cover the dry cake evenly with it. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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Pretzel Turtles

Submitted by Dorothy Breinholt

• Small pretzels
• Rollo candy, unwrapped
• Pecan halves

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. On a cookie sheet place pretzel, then an unwrapped Rollo candy. Place in oven for 10 minutes or until Rollo is soft. As soon as you take them out of the oven, place a pecan half on top, pressing down lightly. Let set and enjoy!

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Mint Oreo Balls

(These went really fast at our cooking night. I was lucky to get this picture of the last one)

Submitted by Dorothy Breinholt

1 Pkg. Oreo's (can be double stuff)
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 pkg. Andes Mints

1. In a food processor, mix Oreo's and cream cheese until smooth and sticks together.
2. Melt Andes mints in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute and stir until it is smooth and all mints are melted. Do not overheat.
3. Take a small amount of the oreo mixture and roll into a ball. Dip into the melted chocolate and place on a parchment sheet until the chocolate sets. Enjoy!

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Scotch Crispies

Submitted by Julie Twitchell

This is a Twitchell family recipe.

1 pkg. large marshmallows
1 stick of butter (1/2 Cup)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 pkg. caramels
4 cups rice crispies

1. Place butter, sweetened condensed milk and unwrapped caramels in a saucepan. Melt over low medium heat until caramels are completely melted.
2. Stick a marshmallow with a skewer. Dip the marshmallow into the caramel mixture, coating completely. Roll in rice crispies. Use a fork to get marshmallow off skewer and place on waxed paper or parchment paper.

Cook's Note: Do not store in air tight container. This will leave the rice crispies soft and not crunchy.

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Microwave Mint Fudge

Submitted by Julie Twitchell

I got this recipe from a co-worker years ago. It is now a family favorite. My boys can eat a whole pan in 3 days :)

Line a 9 x 9 pan with wax paper. By doing this, you will be able to pull the fudge out of the pan to cut.

• 1 Cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 bag semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz)

Microwave for 2 minutes. Take out and add 2 tsp. vanilla. Stir until well mixed and chocolate chips are completely melted. Spread half of mixture into bottom of pan and refrigerate.

• 1 Cup white chocolate chips
• rest of the sweetened condensed milk

Microwave for 1 and a half minutes. Take out and add 2 tablespoons mint flavoring and the desired amount of green coloring. Stir until well mixed and chocolate chips are completely melted. Spread over chocolate layer and refrigerate.

Spread the rest of the chocolate mixture on top of the green layer and refrigerate for 2 hours. Cut into 1 inch square and wrap individually.

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