Buckeyes

Look at this picture.  There is no better sight than rows and rows of Buckeyes.

Question:  I used a toothpick to dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate.  A hole was left.  Do you fill in the hole?  It looked weird if I didn't.

Here is the recipe I used. 
(Note - it does NOT require paraffin.)

1 1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. soft butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. confectioners' sugar
2 tbsp. salad oil
1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi sweet morsels

Cream butter, peanut butter. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Roll into balls and place on waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate.

Melt oil and chocolate pieces together. Drip half of ball into chocolate mixture. Return to cookie sheet and refrigerate until serving.

Very rich if you use milk chocolate chips!

Christmas Cookies

Using a basis sugar cookie, I made several shapes this year.  I have to admit, though, that they kicked my ass.  I don't know if it's the difference in humidity or the new oven or WHAT, but these cookies were puffing up to unrecognizable (and unusable) shapes.  What's here are the only designs that turned out.