Chocolate Recipes

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Oatmeal chocolate Chip Bars

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup shortening
2 Tbs. molasses
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
12 oz pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method

Preheat Heat oven to 350. Grease a 13x9 inch pan.
In large bowl, beat brown sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add molasses, vanilla and eggs and blend well.

Stir in oats, flour, baking soda and salt and blend well. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
Spread in prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown and center is set. Cool slightly; cut into bars.

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Chocolate Rum balls

Ingredients

2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
1 cup ground pecans
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup rum
3 Tbs. corn syrup
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup chocolate sprinkles

Method

In bowl, combine cookie crumbs, pecans, sugar, rum and corn syrup.

shape into 1 inch balls measuring about 1 Tablespoon of mixture.
Line a tray with wax paper. Place balls on a tray and refrigerate until cold.

In a double boiler using hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate; let cool slightly.

Dip balls into melted chocolate with only a thin coat. Roll in candy sprinkles. Place balls on the waxed paper lined tray until chocolate is set.