Second Day Cookies/Candy Marathon
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Serves:
-
15
ingredients
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Crystal Candy
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 5 drops red food coloring
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon oil (can be purchased at drug store)
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Bourbon Balls
- 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1⁄3 cup Bourbon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
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Rum Balls
- 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1⁄3 cup rum
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Peanut Butter Balls
- 1 1⁄2 lbs powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄8 lb household paraffin wax
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
directions
- Crystal Candy: Combine sugar, water and corn syrup.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Add food coloring.
- Continue cooking, without stirring, to hard crack stage (300 degrees).
- Remove fromheat and add oil of cinnamon.
- Working rapidly, spread mixture onto an oiled 15x10x1-inch baking sheet.
- Let cool completely then break into pieces.
- A little powdered sugar sprinkled over the candy pieces keep them from sticking together.
- Bourbon Balls: Mix all ingredients together.
- Roll into marble-sized balls then roll in powdered sugar.
- Rum Balls: Mix all ingredients together.
- Roll into marble-sized balls then roll in powdered sugar Peanut Butter Balls: (Use your hands to mix these as the mixture is thick) Mix powdered sugar, butter, peanut butter and vanilla together.
- Roll into 1-inch balls.
- In a double boiler, melt parafin and chocolate chips.
- Dip peanut butter balls into chocolate mixture then place on waxed paper to harden.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TPubmgjbd
United States
I just love to cook, that's about it. I like trying new recipes for the same thing until I find the ultimate, absolutely best recipe there is for it. Fortunately, I have lots of friends and co-workers who are more than happy to sample for me.