martha washington candy recipe
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I got this recipe from my Mother. She made this every Thanksgiving and Christmas. The recipe was obtained from a church cookbook from Guin, AL.
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yield
48 pieces of candy
prep time
1 Hr 10 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For martha washington candy recipe
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2 stickbutter, softened
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4 cpowdered sugar
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2 ccoconut, shredded
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2 cpecans, in pieces
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1 tspvanilla extract
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14 ozsweetened condensed milk
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2 csemi-sweet chocolate chips
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1 Tbspparaffin wax
How To Make martha washington candy recipe
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1Mix butter, sugar, sweetened condensed milk together in a large mixing bowl. Add coconut, pecans and vanilla, mix well. Chill for about 1 hour.
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2Remove from refrigerator and form mixture into small round balls using your hands. Place on a large cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Continue until all the mixture is gone. Chill again for about 30 minutes. This makes it easier to handle during dipping.
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3While mixture is chilling, using a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and add the paraffin wax to the chocolate chips.
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4Dip the candy into the warm melted chocolate using a tooth pick and set on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Allow to cool and then place into candy dish or box.
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