Rich Peanut Clusters Recipe

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It’s cheaper to make these bite-size morsels than it is to buy them in the store. Best of all, family and friends agree they taste better! —Janice Garvert, Plainville, Kansas

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Rich Peanut Clusters Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 180 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

2 packages (12 ounces each) semisweet chocolate chips
2 packages (10 to 12 ounces each) vanilla or white chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon butter, softened
2 cans (12 ounces each) salted peanuts

Directions

In a microwave, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla and butter. Add peanuts; mix well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined pans. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 15 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 peanut cluster equals 58 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 20 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Rich Peanut Clusters in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2008, p111