This year, has been a little different for us when it comes to our Christmas baking. You see, 95% of my cookbooks are packed, in a storage unit 20 minutes away.

So this year, I've had to search the net trying to find replacement recipes which are similar to the ones I normally use. I thought I would share the list of what I found here on my recipe blog.

Snowball Cookies
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=16496
 
Dream Bars
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=260987
 
Dream Bars #2
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=128886
 
Shortbread
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=229676
 
Easy Christmas Cookies
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=4127
 
Easy Christmas Cookies II
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=4128
 
Christmas Mint Cookies
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=48641
 
Now here's what the girls are making right now:

Peanut Butter Balls III
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-balls-iii/detail.aspx

BUT, I'll let you in on our little secret. We make these and dip them in white chocolate instead, then we drizzle melted dark or semisweet chocolate over them. With white chocolate, these are SUPER SUPER yummy!

One year I helped a friend make chocolates for a large craft fair. I came up with a recipe very similar to this one, just by playing around with the ingredients we had on hand. They became our VERY favorite, with the white chocolate. They sold very well too! What could be more tasty then white chocolate, with peanut butter and rice crispies?! LOL

That year though, I had access, through her, to real Belgium chocolate, white and milk chocolate. Ohhhh.... that was sooooo yummy and made all the difference in my chocolate treats that Christmas. I was able to buy the chocolate through her supplier at wholesale cost. I bought two huge SLABS of the chocolate. I've never been able to find a way to get that chocolate again.  <~ I truly cry real tears over this! (not really, but you know, really good chocolate is hard to find, especially really good WHITE chocolate!)