PING Damsel: Butterfinger Thingies

I sorta doubt you'll find in there, but stranger things have happened. It's almost always available this time of year. I'm sorry your stores don't carry it. :(

The milk-semi-sweet thing is up to you. The almond bark really doesn't have any kind of designation. There isn' t any significant sweetness to the Wheat Thins and peanut butter, so milk chocolate would probably be just fine. I have another recipe somewhere that calls for chocolate chips and shortening, so that'll probably be just fine, too.

Right, there are no almonds in almond bark. It's just great big squares (kinda like Chunky bars) that are sold together in one gigantic block.

That sounds like a plan. Snowed here last night, too, so we have about 5-6 inches all together.

Ah, here's the other chocolate chip and shortening recipe, also good for kids to help make. The odd pronounciation is my mom's. She was strange. In a good way. (Another recipe follows)

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Chocolate Bonbons (Chocoluc Bom-Boms)

Recipe By :Pat Zastera (Damsel's Mom) Serving Size : 150 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : candies Christmas

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 cup soft butter -- 2 sticks 2 pounds powdered sugar -- sifted 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 3 cups coconut 1 cup pecans -- finely chopped 1 teaspoon almond extract 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 2 tablespoons shortening

In large bowl, combine butter, powdered sugar, condensed milk, coconut, chopped nuts and vanilla. Stir well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until mixture has thickened enough to handle. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together on cookie sheets. Freeze for one hour.

While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with waxed paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler, over simmering water. Stir until melted. Using a toothpick or a fork, dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to dry. Store bonbons in refrigerator.

Source: "Eagle Brand"

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Here's another super-easy, super-yummy recipe:

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Unbaked Chocolate Drops

Recipe By :Damsel Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : candies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 cups granulated sugar 1-2 cup cocoa -- or 4 squares chocolate 1-2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-2 teaspoon almond extract 1-2 cup butter -- 1 stick 1 cup coconut 3 cups oatmeal 1-2 cup chopped nuts

Combine sugar, cocoa, milk, vanilla, and butter in large saucepan. Cook on high heat for five minutes only. (232F) Add coconut, oatmeal, and nuts all at once to cooked mixture. Drop immediately by teaspoons onto waxed paper.

Source: "Pat Zastera (Damsel's Mom)"

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