Description
This is a great recipe that you can add different ingredients to that will make 4 different kind of eggs…all yummy. I always get tons of compliments when I make these.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 ½ pounds confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (Optional)
- 1 cup flaked coconut (Optional)
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (Optional)
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1 tablespoon shortening or vegetable oil (Optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl
- mix together the butter
- vanilla
- and cream cheese. Stir in confectioners’ sugar to make a workable dough. For best results
- use your hands for mixing.
- Divide the dough into four parts. Leave one of the parts plain. To the second part
- mix in peanut butter. Mix coconut into the third part
- and cocoa powder into the last part. Roll each type of dough into egg shapes
- and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until hard
- at least an hour.
- Melt chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until smooth. If the chocolate seems too thick for coating
- stir in a teaspoon of the shortening or oil until it thins to your desired consistency. Dip the chilled candy eggs in chocolate
- and return to the waxed paper lined sheet to set. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour to harden.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 48