Receta (Sea Salt) Peanut Butter Balls and More

by Turnips2Tangerines

Here are a few of my family's favorite Christmas Candies~

• 1. Peanut Butter Balls w Sea Salt
• 2. Haystacks (Coconut Clusters)
• 3. Cornflake Clusters
• 4. White Peppermint Pretzels
• Peanut Butter Balls
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
• 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 2-3 lbs milk chocolate dipping chocolate*
• Sprinkles, optional
• Sea Salt, optional
• In a large bowl cream butter;
• gradually add the confectioners' sugar, cracker crumbs,
• peanut butter and vanilla
• Mix together well
• Shape into balls,
• use a melon baller for consistency
• Place balls on wax paper lined baking sheets
• Chill for 1 hour
• Remove from refrigerator
• Melt dipping chocolate in a medium microwaveable
• bowl on low until melted, stirring often.
• Using a fork, dip peanut butter balls into melted chocolate
• Covering well, place on wire cooling rack*
• Sprinkle tops with Sea Salt or
• Sprinkle tops with sprinkles
• Set aside until chocolate sets and hardens
• Haystacks~
• 2 lbs milk chocolate, dipping chocolate*
• 14-16 oz package sweetened coconut
• In a medium microwavable bowl, melt chocolate
• on low until melted
• Stir often, keep a watchful eye on chocolate
• Add coconut and stir until well blended
• (Adding more coconut if necessary)
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto wax paper lined baking sheets
• Set aside to allow chocolate to set*
• Cornflake Clusters~
• 18 ox box Cornflakes
• 2 1/2 lbs milk chocolate dipping chocolate*
• Crush cereal
• In a medium microwavable bowl, melt chocolate
• On low until melted
• Stir often, keep a watchful eye on chocolate
• Add crushed cereal and stir until well blended
• (Add more crushed cereal if necessary)
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto wax paper lined baking sheets
• Set aside to allow chocolate set*
• Peppermint White Chocolate Pretzels~
• 1 1/2 lbs white dipping chocolate
• 1 large bag star shaped pretzels*
• peppermint candy canes, crushed
• *I used Utz Holiday Pretzels~ Walmart
• Crush candy canes in a large ziplock baggie
• Using a hammer or other hard object
• Set aside
• Melt white chocolate in medium bowl in microwave
• On low until melted
• Stir often and keep a watchful eye on chocolate
• Using a fork dip pretzels in melted chocolate
• Lay pretzels on a wire rack*
• Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy
• Set aside to allow chocolate to set*
• *Note: Store chocolates in a large air-tight plastic container
• between sheets of wax paper or parchment paper
• *Note: Use Good Quality Dipping Chocolate
• such as Ambrosia Chocolate
• *Note: Place a piece of waxed paper under cooling rack

to catch any chocolate drips.