Stained Glass Windows

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1 cup other nuts (optional)
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) bag colored miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup flaked coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 ina large saucepan, melt the butter and the chips over low heat until completely melted.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in vanilla and chopped nuts.
• 3 cool mixture for about 15 minutes, until cool but not not to the point where it is hardening.
• 4 fold in the marshmallows and stir until well-coated (it will look like you don't have enough chocolate but don't worry) spoon mixture down the center of a 24" piece of waxed paper or aluminum foil and shape into a log.
• 5 at this point if you like coconut roll the log in coconut to cover (i personally have never used the coconut so i can't give you any pointers here.) wrap the log firmly in the foil or waxed paper, folding the ends snugly.
• 6 refrigerate 2 hours or until ready to serve.
• 7 (i keep this one around for days in the fridge and cut it up as i need it for christmas trays). when ready cut into 1/4 inch slices and enjoy!