Peanut Butter Eggs
These easy-to-make confections are a must for me at Easter. Have youngsters help shape the eggs, then reward them with some of the chocolaty candies.
—Ethel Charles, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania66 ServingsPrep: 45 min. + chilling
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 jar (17.3 ounces) creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 package (2 pounds) confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups flaked coconut, optional
- 6 cups (36 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup shortening
Directions
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, peanut butter and vanilla
- until smooth. Beat in sugar. Stir in coconut if desired. Form
- rounded tablespoonfuls into egg shapes. Place on waxed paper-lined
- baking sheets. Chill for 30 minutes.
- In a microwave-safe bowl or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and
- shortening: stir until smooth. Dip eggs until coated; place on waxed
- paper to harden.
- For more decorative eggs, place about 1/4 cup melted chocolate in a
- small plastic bag. Cut a hole in the corner of the bag; pipe
- chocolate over tops of eggs. Store in the refrigerator. Yield:
- about 5-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 204 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 61 mg sodium,