Peanut Butter Eggs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
1/2 c. ground pecans
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 c. confectioners sugar
1 c. chunky peanut butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 bar paraffin wax

Preparation

In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, peanut butter, pecans and vanilla; mix well.
Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Shape heaping teaspoon of mixture into 1-inch long eggs. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Melt chocolate chips with paraffin wax in top of a double boiler over medium low heat.
Use toothpicks to dip eggs in chocolate.
Place on waxed paper lined baking sheets to harden.
Store in airtight container.
Makes 6 dozen eggs.