Make Your Own Easter Eggs
1 cup of flaked or shredded coconut
2 cups of powdered sugar
2/3 cup of crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup of finely chopped nuts
1/4 cup of butter or margarine
12 maraschino cherries (optional)
Mix well with hands. Form into egg shapes of desirable size. Chill egg shapes at least 1 hour. |
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Melt in top of double boiler:
1 1/2 cup of chocolate chips
ADD:
2 tablespoons of melted paraffin
Dip chilled shapes into chocolate and place on waxed paper to dry.
Use your creative ideas in decorating eggs. Use pastel colored frosting in a pastry tube to write names on eggs or make tiny flowers etc.
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