Debbie’s Sandy Candy

Debbie Says: You can use chunky or smooth peanut butter, whichever suits your liking more.  The topping is optional.  For variety you can use both flavors of chips or just use one or the other.  If using just one flavor, you’ll need to double the amount.

Debbie’s Sandy Candy
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
Main Candy
  • 1 c. light corn syrup
  • 1 c. granulated sugar
  • 6 c. Rice Krispies
  • 1 c. peanut butter
Toppings
  • 6 oz. chocolate chips
  • 6 oz. butterscotch chips
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, combine the corn syrup & sugar. Heat over moderate heat until bubbly.
  2. Remove from the heat. Add peanut butter & stir until melted & combined. Stir in Rice Krispies until well blended.
  3. Using the back side of a greased spoon, spread the mixture into a 9"x12" pan or dish.
  4. In a double boiler, heat the chocolate & butterscotch chips until melted completely. Remove from the heat & spread evenly over the Rice Krispie mixture, or drizzle in creative patterns.

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Fudge

Fudge
 
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Ingredients
  • 12 oz. Carnation milk
  • 4½ c. sugar
  • ½ stick real butter
  • 24 oz. chocolate chips
  • 16 oz. Hershey's candy bars
  • 1 large glass jar marshmallow creme
  • Nuts (your choice, optional)
Instructions
  1. Break the Hershey's candy bars into small pieces. Put all ingredients into a very large mixing bowl.
  2. Bring to a boil the sugar, milk, & butter & boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  3. Pour hot mixture over chocolate, Hershey's, & marshmallow mixture; stir until melted.
  4. Put part of the fudge in an 8" square buttered glass dish & add nuts of your choice to the remainder.
  5. Put the remainder in a 9"x13" buttered glass dish.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • 4 c. flour
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1½ c. butter
  • 1¼ c. packed brown sugar
  • 1¼ c. sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 c. chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Cream butter & sugar.
  2. Add eggs & vanilla extract. Add dry ingredients.
  3. Add chocolate chips. Bake about 10 minutes.

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Nana’s Gooey Brownies

Bloomin' Gorgeous Brownies by Lai Jessy on FlickrSubmitted by Michelle Fawver

Ingredients

1 lb. caramels, unwrapped 5 oz. evaporated milk (1 can)
1 German Chocolate cake mix ¾ c. butter or margarine, melted
1 c. walnuts, chopped 6 oz. chocolate chips (1 pkg)

Directions

  1. Melt caramels & 1/3 c. evaporated milk, stirring constantly.
  2. Mix by hand cake mix with melted butter & 1/3 c. evaporated milk; add nuts to mix.
  3. Place approximately 2/3 of cake mixture into an ungreased 9″ x 13″ pan.  Press evenly into bottom of pan.
  4. Bake for 8 minutes at 350°F.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips while hot & pour melted caramels evenly over top, being careful not to get caramel close to the sides of the pan.
  5. Crumble remainder of cake mixture over top.  Bake 18 minutes at 350°F.  Do not overbake.

Tante Gilberte’s Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by Tyler Patton

Ingredients

1 c. butter 2 eggs
1 ¼ c. brown sugar 1 ¼ c. flour
½ tsp vanilla 1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon 1/3 tsp salt
3 c. oatmeal chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Cream the butter & sugars.  Add the eggs & vanilla.  Combine the dry ingredients & stir into creamed mixture.  
  2. Sprinkle in chocolate chips.  Shape the cookies into little round balls & place onto a greased pan.
  3. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.