I make these wonderful chocolate-covered peanut butter candies in the shape of eggs at Easter time.
Prep
12 min
Cook
33 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
2 cups creamy peanut butter
0.75 cups butter
3.5 cups confectioners' sugar
3 cups crispy rice cereal
1
, 12 ounce
2 tablespoons shortening
Instructions
1
Combine peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth; stir in confectioners' sugar and crisp rice cereal until a dough is formed. Refrigerate the mixture for about 1 hour to allow it to be easier to work with. Shape mixture into egg shapes and freeze for 20 minutes.
2
Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a double boiler over low heat until smooth; dip egg shapes into chocolate. Place on waxed paper and allow to cool.
Nutrition per serving
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