Chocolate Marble Bark Recipe

8 oz Bittersweet chocolate -- OR semi-sweet chocolate -- chopped 3 1/2 oz bar (2/3 c.)
1 oz white chocolate baking bar melted
macadamia nuts -- chopped
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. In medium saucepan over Low heat, melt bittersweet chocolate just until soft. Stir until smooth. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in nuts. Spread mixture on paper-lined cookie sheet to 1/4" thickness. Drizzle with melted white chocolate baking bar, swirl with toothpick. Refrigerate until firm. Break into pieces. Makes 18 (2x2") pieces. 
 
 
Chocolate Mints

12 oz Chocolate chips 14 oz Can condensed milk 1 ts Peppermint flavoring
Melt chocolate and milk slowly over low heat. Stir in peppermint. Drop by sm spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Allow to dry and set for several hours or overnight. Store in a covered container, but do not refrigerate. 
 

Chocolate Nut Brittle

2 c Sugar
1 c Light corn syrup
1/2 c Water
1 ts Salt
2 tb Butter
3 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1 ts Baking soda
2 ts Vanilla
2 c Peanuts
In a heavy saucepan over medium heat bring to boil sugar, syrup, water, salt, and butter, stirring constantly. Then cook *Without Stirring* to hard-crack stage (300 on candy thermometer). Remove from heat. Quickly stir in chocolate, then baking soda, vanilla and peanuts. Turn into greased jelly-roll pans; with greased spatula spread to cover pan. Cool. Turn out of pan onto waxed paper. With mallet break into irregular pieces.
 

Dietetic Bark Candy

1 lb Milkcote or whitecoat chocolate
1 c Crunchy cereal
Watermelon seeds or any other crunchy food
In the top of a double boiler, melt coating over hot, not boiling, water. Add cereal and seeds. Blend together thoroughly, then pour onto waxed paper and spread thinly. Let stand until firm. Break into pieces. 
 
 
Easy Chocolate Peanut Candy

12 oz Chocolate Chips
20 oz Peanut Butter Chips
1 1/2 c Peanuts
Put two 10-ounce bags of peanut butter chips and one 12-ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in glass or ceramic microwaveable bowl. Heat on high for 90 seconds. Stir. Continue heating in about 20 second intervals until chocolate and peanut butter chips are melted. Stir well and then stir in peanuts. Put by spoonfuls on cookie sheet covered with waxed paper or parchment. Let cool. Can be frozen. 
 

 
Easy Turtle Candy

4 oz Pecan halves (about 72)
24 Caramel candies
1 ts Shortening
6 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Heat oven to 300 degrees . Cover cookies sheet with aluminum foil, shiny side up; lightly grease. For each candy, place 3 pecan halves in a "Y" shape on foil. Place 1 caramel candy in center of each "Y". Bake just until caramel is melted, about 9 - 10 minutes. Heat shortening and chocolate chips over low heat just until chocolate is melted. Spread over candies and refrigerate 30 minutes.