Chocolate Kiss Cups

Anything with chocolate and peanut butter works for me :) Here's a Valentine recipe for you!

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cups HERSHEY'S MINI CHIPS Semi-Sweet Chocolate 

OR 1 HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar (7 oz), broken into pieces 

24 HERSHEY'S KISSES Chocolates 

PEANUT BUTTER FILLING (recipe follows) 

1 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter 

1 cup Powdered sugar 

1 tbsp Butter or margarine, softened

Procedures: 

1. Line small muffin cups (1-3/4 inches in diameter) with small paper bake cups. 

2. Place small chocolate chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. With small brush, coat inside of paper cups with melted chocolate. 

3. Refrigerate 20 minutes; coat any thin spots. Refrigerate until firm, preferably overnight. Gently peel paper from chocolate cups. 

4. Prepare PEANUT BUTTER FILLING; spoon into chocolate cups. Cover; refrigerate before serving. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces. Before serving, top each cup with chocolate piece.

For Peanut Butter Filling:
Beat peanut butter, powdered sugar and butter in small bowl until smooth. About 1-1/3 cups filling. 

Kiss Me Candy Roses

Kiss Me Candy Roses

For each candy rose, spread "Safe confectioners' Glue" on bottom of one red foil-wrapped Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate.

Firmly press the bottom of another Kiss to it. Insert florist wire into one pointed end of double Kisses. Wrap a 4-inch square of clear cellophane around double Kisses, twisting cellophane tightly around Kisses. Starting at bottom of rose, wrap florist tape around edges of cellophane, continuing down the full length of wire with tape. Add 1 or 2 artificial leaves, if desired, securing leaves in place with florist tape. Tie candy roses together with a bow.

Safe confectioners' Glue:

 Whisk together 4 teaspoons powdered egg whites (meringue powder) with 1/4 cup water until completely dissolved. With mixer, beat in 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar until thick and smooth.