I made this little goody bag to give away to friends and neighbors, and it is available for free here, as my Christmas gift to you! I am filling mine with Stacy's Peanut Butter Bark, a yummy concoction of Cheerios, Craisins white chocolate and peanut butter, and tied off with a sparkly, tinsel ribbon (can't punch the holes till I get the filling made, which will probably be about 2 AM tomorrow morning.) There is a 4x8" sheet of paper inside the plastic bag (I got at Michaels) to stabilize it, and the bag & sheet of paper are sandwiched between the front and back of the reindeer's base and stapled. Glitter "snow" is added to cover the staples and the reindeer's feet (which I forgot to glue on in the pic). The recipe follows...
Stacy's Peanut Butter Bark
2½ cups small pretzel twists
2 cups Cheerios
2 cups Craisins (dried cranberries) or raisins
1 cup cashew halves or Spanish peanuts
1 cup cashew halves or Spanish peanuts
10 oz. white chocolate chips, vanilla candy coating, or almond bark
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
Lay out a large sheet of waxed paper. In a large bowl, combine pretzels, Cheerios, Craisins and nuts. In a small bowl, microwave white chocolate chips and peanut butter on high for 1 minute. Stir well. Continue microwaving for 15-30 seconds longer, until melted, stirring after each 15 seconds. Stir till smooth. Pour over pretzel mixture, stirring to coat. Quickly spread out onto waxed paper, about ½” thick. Let stand 30 minutes or until set. Break apart into 2x2” pieces. Store airtight.
Merry Christmas,
Laura
Laura
3 comments:
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave in the Cooking category today [25 Dec 01:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria
Thanks so much for the goodie bag file. As you can see..it's 12/26. Too late for Christmas this year, but I can always get a head start for next year (a girl can hope, can't she?). Thanks again, Rockin Robin C
CUTE! Love how the bag turned out and thanks for the recipe... sounds very yummy!! :-)
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