Chocolate Candy Recipes

Use Candy Making Chocolate for the Best Holiday Chocolate Candy

© Chrissy Dolezal

Nov 11, 2009

Chocolate candy bonbons are easy, tasty, and look elegant. All three factors make them perfect gifts for a majority of people on the Christmas list (or any other list one might be checking). All of the following recipes use a dipping chocolate.

Candy making chocolate can be purchased at any grocery store. Many varieties can be found easily during the holidays. The tastes of these recipes will vary depending on the chocolate type that is used. Some will prefer a milk chocolate while others will lean towards dark chocolate.

Candy dipping chocolate can be made by adding a couple tablespoons of shortening to a bag of melted chocolate chips.

Use a double boiler to melt chocolate. A microwave can also be used but chocolate is very easily burned in the microwave so be careful.

Peanut Butter Buckeyes

Chocolate and peanut butter, it doesn't get much better than this. This recipe makes about 7 dozen.

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Buckeyes:

• 1 lb creamy peanut butter
• ½ lb butter, room temperature
• 1 ½ lbs confectioner’s sugar

Directions for Peanut Butter Buckeyes:

1. Mix peanut butter, butter, and confectioner’s sugar until smooth.
2. Form into walnut size balls and refrigerate for about an hour.
3. Dip cold “buckeyes” into chocolate covering two-thirds of it. Scrape off excess chocolate and let dry on waxed paper.

Cookie Dough Truffles

Yummy chocolate chip cookie dough dipped in chocolate makes these tuffles to die for. This recipe makes 5-6 dozen

Ingredients for Cookie Dough Truffles:

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup chopped walnuts, optional

Directions for Cookie Dough Truffles:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add flour, milk and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
3. Shape into one inch balls and refrigerate an hour.
4. Dip balls into melted candy chocolate and place on waxed paper to dry. Keep in the refrigerator.

Chocolate Coconut Creams

Unlike a lot of holiday candies, the coconut in this one helps prevent them from being overly sweet. This recipe makes 4-5 dozen

Ingredients for Chocolate Coconut Creams:

• ½ cup butter
• 1 ½ lbs confectioner’s sugar
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 2 cups flake coconut

Directions for Chocolate Coconut Creams:

1. Mix all of the above ingredients and chill for thirty minutes in the refrigerator.Roll into balls and freeze for another hour.
2. With melted chocolate, dip coconut cream center completely in chocolate. Let dry on waxed paper.

Creamy Peppermint Candies

Peppermint is a great holiday flavor. These candies are very refreshing after a big holiday meal. This recipe makes 4 dozen

Ingredients for Creamy Peppermint Candies:

• 1 package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 9 cups confectioner's sugar

Directions for Creamy Peppermint Candies:

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and peppermint extract until smooth.
2. Gradually add the confectioner's sugar until all is thoroughly mixed in.
3. Shape into one inch balls. Place on waxed paper and flatten into patties with a glass. Refrigerate for one hour or until chilled.
4. Dip patties in melted chocolate and place on waxed paper until firm. Store in the refrigerator after hardened.

Remember to draw candies across the rim of the saucepan to remove excess chocolate.

If a lot of candies are being made, chocolate may begin to harden. Re-melt slowly over the stovetop.

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