Making Candy and Cookies

On Saturday, the boys came to help make our traditional Christmas chocolates and to do a bit of baking. We made the centers for the chocolates, which takes the best part of the afternoon. They asked if we could leave the baking for another day, as they were tired. It does take a bit to make the chocolates. We were about three hours making one batch, which equalled 16 dozen. It is a large recipe. Grandma and her daughters and daughters-in-law used to make them together and then divide them between the families. I plan to share them and to give some away as gifts.

Today hubby and I dipped them. It doesn't take long once you have the semi-sweet and milk chocolate melted. Here is half of the total batch. They look so good, but not something I can have much of. I did treat myself to one chocolate and hubby also had one.

Now, back to Saturday. After the boys left at 6:30 pm, I decided to try a new recipe that my friend, Jo Ann, gave me. It was for Pineapple Snowballs, and this is the end result. Here is the recipe:

1 block of Philadelphia* cream cheese (250 grams or approximately 8 ounces)

1 can crushed pineapple, well drained

2 cups shredded cocoanut

*Soften cream cheese

*Place in mixing bowl

* Add drained pineapple

* Mix well

* Add 1 cup cocoanut

* Mix thoroughly

* Chill for 1 hour

* Form into balls

* Roll in remainder of cocoanut

* Chill for 6 hours

* Serve

These are very tasty and diabetics can partake of this treat. I used light cream cheese, but either that or regular is fine to use. Enjoy!