Giant peanut butter cups
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine, softened |
| 2 | cups | Icing sugar |
| 1 | cup | Chunky peanut butter |
| ½ | cup | Pecans, ground |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 12 | ounces | Semisweet chocolate chips |
| ¼ | Bar paraffin | |
Directions
In large mixing bowl, combine butter, icing sugar, peanut butter, pecans, and vanilla; mix well. Melt chocolate chops and paraffin in top of a double boiler over low heat. Lightly greese four 4½" or two 8" tart pans with removable bottoms. Spread a thin layer of melted chocolate on the bottom and sides of each pan. Refrigerate for 5 minutes or until chocolate is set. Spread another thin layer of chocolate over the first layer; refrigerate to set. Divide peanut mixture evenly between pans; level tops. Spread a layer of chocolate over peanut layer in each pan, sealing edges. Refrigerate until set.
To remove peanut butter cups from pans, remove sides of pans. Insert the edge of a sharp knife between the bottom of each pan and the chocolate;