Christmas Treat

Last night was my final piano recital in Utah (sniffle, sniffle) and my students did a fantastic job!  Today is a flurry of laundry and packing for a 42 hour round trip drive/family vacation.  I went back in my blog to try to find a nice Christmas post to re-post and I realized something - I was a huge dork when I first started this blog.  (Not saying I'm not a huge dork now, but still, I couldn't find a nice Christmas post.)  So, I'll re-post a recipe for my favorite Christmas treat that I first posted three years ago.  I LOVE these cherry chocolate squares, and I'm sad I don't have time to make them this year.  Try them; you'll love them.


Chocolate Cherry Candy Squares
Bottom layer -
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cups crushed blanched salted peanuts (or be lazy like me and buy a container of Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts, forget about the blanching and just chop them up in your mini chopper)

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave. Stir in peanut butter and chopped nuts. Pour on a large cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Place in fridge to set up.

Middle layer -
16 large marshmallows, softened in microwave
stir in 16 oz cherry frosting (slightly difficult to find - try Kroger stores. I've never found it at Wal-Mart) and spread on bottom layer
Put in fridge to set.

Top layer -
Repeat the same as bottom layer (so you need 2 more cups choc chips, 1/4 cup p.b., and 1 1/4 cup peanuts). Place in fridge to set up.

When set, cut into 1 inch squares and store in covered container in fridge. They really do need to stay in the fridge to taste the best (there is a crunchy factor involved that you won't find by keeping them on the counter). Enjoy!