Gram's Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs

These little candies were a childhood staple. My Gram makes them (and her mom probably did too), my mom makes them, & now I make them. You can, also, substitute the PB for flaked coconut & the milk chocolate for dark or semisweet.

What you need:

1/4 lb butter softened

1/2 lb (8oz) cream cheese

1/2 tsp. salt

2 lbs (oh yes!) powdered sugar

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla

2-1/2 cups Peanut Butter (the old school, sugary kind- trust me, speaking from experience. this is not the time for clean ingredients)

24oz milk chocolate chips or melting chocolate

Method:

1. Mix the butter & cream cheese together. I used my stand mixer. It almost overflowed.

2. Add the powdered sugar & mix well. Add PB (or coconut), vanilla, salt & mix until well blended.

3.Place mixture in the refrigerator & chill at least 1 hour.

4. For the mixture into egg shapes & refrigerate at least 1 more hour.

5. Melt chocolate in microwave or double boiler. (I use a double boiler)

6. Using a large toothpick (I actually roll with a spoon), dip each egg into the melted chocolate. Arrange on a wax paper lined cookie sheet & allow chocolate to harden.

My first few were hideous. I tried different methods of coating them with chocolate. I found rolling them in the chocolate with a spoon was the best technique for me. My plan was to use pastel colored chocolate melts to drizzle over the tops, but that didn't happen. Maybe next year.

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