Christmas Recipes

Christmas Bark

Makes approximately 40 pieces

I cut this out of People magazine a few years ago

1 sleeve of saltine crackers

1 cup of butter

½ cup light brown sugar

12 oz. semisweet chocolate morsels

1 cup chopped pecans

1.     Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2.     Place crackers in one layer on parchment- lined baking sheet

3.     Melt butter and brown sugar in a saucepan.  Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly

4.     Pour butter- sugar mixture over the crackers.  Spread evenly

5.     Bake for 15 minutes

6.     Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate morsels  When they start to melt, spread evenly over entire layer of crackers

7.     Sprinkle chopped pecans on top

8.     Refrigerate 1 hour

9.     Remove from refrigerator and crack into pieces.

Butterscotch Haystacks or Bites

1 bag of butterscotch morsels

¾ cup of creamy peanut butter

1 (8.5 oz) can of chow mein noodles OR peanuts OR potato sticks

1.     Line trays with waxed paper

2.     Microwave butterscotch and stir in peanut butter

3.     Add noodles, or peanuts, or potato sticks- stir until coated

4.     Drop by spoon to waxed paper

5.     Refrigerate until ready to serve

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