Second Day Cookies/candy Marathon

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 5 drops red food coloring
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon oil (can be purchased at drug store)
• 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/3 cup bourbon
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup rum
• 1 1/2 lbs powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 lb household paraffin wax
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 crystal candy: combine sugar, water and corn syrup.
• 2 bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• 3 add food coloring.
• 4 continue cooking, without stirring, to hard crack stage (300 degrees).
• 5 remove fromheat and add oil of cinnamon.
• 6 working rapidly, spread mixture onto an oiled 15x10x1-inch baking sheet.
• 7 let cool completely then break into pieces.
• 8 a little powdered sugar sprinkled over the candy pieces keep them from sticking together.
• 9 bourbon balls: mix all ingredients together.
• 10 roll into marble-sized balls then roll in powdered sugar.
• 11 rum balls: mix all ingredients together.
• 12 roll into marble-sized balls then roll in powdered sugar peanut butter balls: (use your hands to mix these as the mixture is thick) mix powdered sugar, butter, peanut butter and vanilla together.
• 13 roll into 1-inch balls.
• 14 in a double boiler, melt parafin and chocolate chips.
• 15 dip peanut butter balls into chocolate mixture then place on waxed paper to harden.