Peanut Butter Eggs

Description
Contributed by Eddie Rickenbacker at Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * ¼ lb butter
 * 8 oz cream cheese
 * 1½ tsp vanilla
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1½ cups peanut butter
 * 2 lbs confectioners' sugar
 * 12 oz milk chocolate chips or milk chocolate candy melts.

Directions

 * 1) Mix butter and cream cheese together, then add confectioners sugar.
 * 2) Add peanut butter, vanilla, and salt and mix all ingredients together until well-blended.
 * 3) Place mixture in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
 * 4) Shape the peanut butter mixture into eggs and place in the refrigerator again for at least another hr.
 * 5) Melt chocolate in a microwave oven or in a double boiler.
 * 6) Using a large toothpick, dip each peanut butter egg in melted chocolate, then lay on a waxed paper lined tray and allow the chocolate to harden.
 * 7) Place the eggs in paper candy cups.