Christmas Candy - What Are You Making?

[Toots]

Tonight I made oreo truffles and peppermint truffles (using Trade Joe's Jo Jos for the peppermint filling). What special candy are you making for the holidays?

[pdswife]

And hubby waited for those? WOW!!! Paul would have eaten the both batches by now!

They do look gooood!

[Toots]

Hubby is still waiting....haha.

[jabbur]

I usually make Buckeyes but my sister is making them this year. I may try the oreo truffles with the vanilla bark. I'm not a big candy maker. My sis does a good job with the sweets so I let her do them! I'll be making a batch of snickerdoodles and a batch of crackerjack along with a cheese ball and a veggie dip. We have lots of snack food for Christmas and no big meals!

[LPBeier]

peppermint patties
almond roca
truffles (sorry Uncle Bob, I mean TWUFFLES) - 3 kinds
peanut clusters
trail mix bark

[deelady]

Man Laurie.......that sounds sooo yummy!
Is the recipe for the trailmix bark on here somwhere?? I've seen the others (can't wait to try the almond roca!!)

Thanks
Dee :)

[snack_pack85]

I'll be making saltine toffee and possibly some truffles. everyones posted such amazing recipes for them, I might as well!

[LPBeier]

Originally Posted by deelady

Man Laurie.......that sounds sooo yummy!
Is the recipe for the trailmix bark on here somwhere?? I've seen the others (can't wait to try the almond roca!!)

Thanks
Dee :)

The trail mix bark is just kind of my own thing. I started it a few years ago and everyone loves it. I just take mixed nuts, chopped dried apricots, craisins, raisins, and broken banana chips. I mix it together, lay it out on a parchment lined cookie sheet and pour over it melted dark and white chocolate in kind of stripes and then just swirl it together so it is all covered (but don't "mix" the chocolates together too much. Let it cool and break it up!

Do you have an almond roca recipe or is there one here? If not I will be happy to post mine.

EDIT: I just realize you said "I have seen the others" which means there IS a recipe for Almond Roca."

[middie]

I'm not making any candy but my sister is. She's making Buckeyes and 2 types of fudge. Chocolate and peanut butter.

[deelady]

The one I have is from here...I don't remember whose recipe it is, and I havent tried it yet....I just looked at it a couple of mins ago and it looks like i wont be able to make it for Christmas because it calls for alot of butter and I am NOT going to the store again! lol

Is that your recipe that was posted on here??
Does it taste close to the origional?? It has always been a weakness of mine! :)