Cherry Mash Bars

This has become a favorite of my brother-in-law at Christmas time.

1 cup sugar
2 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup half and half or 1/3 cup undiluted evaporate milk
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup cherry chips
1 cup chocolate chips or 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup salted peanuts

Combine sugar, butter, salt and half and half in a saucepan. Boil on high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in marshmallows and cherry chips.
Spread in 8 or 9 in. pan which has been lined with parchment or wax paper.
Melt chocolate with peanut butter in a small pan over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over cherry layer. Let set in refrigerator. Cut into 1 in squares with warm sharp knife (hold under hot water and then dry before cutting).

Ingredients: sugar, butter, salt, half and half, marshmallows, cherry chips, chocolate chips, peanut butter, peanuts

Licorice Carmels

1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter (1/2 could be margarine)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup

Mix in heavy pan stirring constantly until 240 degrees- about 25 minutes stirring. Stir all the time or they'll stick or burn. Take off the heat and add:

1 tsp licorice oil or anise oil
3/4 tsp. black paste coloring

Stir and pour in buttered pan, approximately 8x12 pan. Allow to cool, cut and wrap.

Ingredients: sweetened condensed milk, sugar, butter, salt, corn syrup, anise oil, black food coloring if wanted

Almond Brittle

I am not particularly a fan of peanut brittle but I absolutely love this almond brittle recipe! So easy and so so good!

2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cup butter
2 cups slivered almonds
1 tsp. baking soda

Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy pan. Cook and stir until the sugar dissolves. When syrup boils, blend in butter. Stir frequently after mixture reaches the syrup stage (230 degrees). Add almonds when the temperature reaches soft-crack stage (280 degrees) and stir constantly until temperature reaches hard crack stage (350 degrees). Remove from heat. Quickly stir in soda mixing thoroughly. Pour onto buttered cookie sheet and stretch it out as thin as possible using two forks. When cool, break into pieces.

Ingredients: sugar, corn syrup, water, butter, slivered almonds, baking soda

Peanut Butter Cups

This recipe makes a lot of peanut butter cups- awesome recipe and very easy!

1 stick butter
1 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup white Karo syrup
2 cups powdered sugar

Blend ingredients together. Put blob of chocolate in cup, roll peanut butter in ball. Push in cup and top with chocolate.

Ingredients: butter, peanut butter, corn syrup, powdered sugar

English Toffee

2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup corn syrup
1 pound butter
1 pound walnuts/pecans
2 pounds milk chocolate or 3 large Hershey bars

Spread 1/2 of the nuts on a greased cookie sheet. Cook sugar, water, syrup, and butter to 285 degrees. Pour over nuts, grate 1 1/2 giant Hershey bars on the hot candy. Put nuts over that and put in fridge overnight. If desired take out and pour 1 1/2 more bars melted on the other side and reset it. Break after it is cooled. I usually only cover one side of the toffee! One of my Christmas favorites!

Ingredients: sugar, water, corn syrup, butter, nuts, chocolate

Rocky Road Candy

A christmas favorite and so so easy!

1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups sliced walnuts
2 cups mini marshmallows

In 2 quart saucepan, combine butterscotch and chocolate chips with condensed milk, on medium low. Heat stirring until chips are melted. Remove from heat and stir nuts and marshmallows into chocolate mixture. Spread into greased 9 in square baking pan, refridgerate until firm, about 2 hours. Cut into squares. Makes 2 pounds.

Ingredients: butterscotch chips, semi-sweet chips, sweetened condensed milk, walnuts, marshmellows