Recipe: Candy Peanut Butter Easter Eggs with Variations

Candy Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
source: Pat Stockett
Makes 12 dozen eggs

2 lb margarine
4 lb peanut butter
4 lb confectioners' sugar

EASTER EGGS
1/4 lb butter
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup peanut butter or coconut
4 cup confectioner's sugar

PEANUT BUTTER EGGS
1 cup margarine
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 lb powdered sugar
2 1/4 cup peanut butter, chunky

RICE KRISPIE EGGS
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 cup rice krispies
2 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp vanilla

PEANUT BUTTER BALLS
1 lb margarine
2 cup peanut butter
2 1/2 lb to 3 pounds confectioners'-sugar
3 tsp vanilla
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 lb paraffin wax

Mix thoroughly. Mold in egg shapes and chill in freezer. Dip in 2 pounds of dipping chocolate. (Take only a few eggs from freezer to dip so the peanut butter does not soften too much.)

Easter Eggs Soften and mix together butter and cream cheese. Add: salt, vanilla, peanut butter or coconut and confectioners' sugar Place in refrigerator to chill. Form into egg or ball shape. Dip in melted chocolate coating.

Peanut Butter Eggs Cream margarine and cream cheese; add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Roll into small eggs or balls. Place on cookie sheet on waxed paper and freeze about 2 hours. For chocolate, use chocolate chips and a small bar of paraffin or chocolate coating melted on top of double boiler. After 2 hours remove peanut butter eggs from freezer and dip in melted chocolate. Place on wax paper to cool.

Rice Krispie Eggs
Mix together and mold into eggs. Place on cookie sheet and freeze about 2 hours. Dip in chocolate coating to which a small amount of oil or butter may be added. Cool on waxed paper.

Peanut Butter Balls or Eggs
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. Melt chocolate and paraffin wax over low heat. (Use less wax, if preferred). Put toothpick into balls and dip into chocolate. Put back on waxed paper and remove. You can also use a spoon to dip them.