Peanut Butter Logs Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER LOGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar; stir in cereal. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight. Working with half of dough, scoop into tablespoonfuls and shape into 1/2-in.x2-in.-thick logs. Place on waxed paper-lined pans., In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip or drizzle over logs. If desired, sprinkle with peanuts. Chill until set. Repeat with remaining dough. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER LOGS

Steps:

• Kneed all ingredients together with your hands, adding enough milk powder to form a stiff but not crumbly dough. This may be more or less than a cup depending upon how thin your peanut butter and honey are.
• Optional ingredients can be kneaded in as well.
• Shape into logs about 2-3 inches long and 1 inch in diameter.
• Roll in powdered milk, confectioner's sugar or coconut.

PEANUT BUTTER LOGS

Steps:

• Using your hands, combine the peanut butter, cereal, and 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl until well mixed. Roll into log shapes about the size of your little finger.
• Combine the remaining confectioners' sugar and water in a saucepan; bring to boil. Remove from heat and let stand a few minutes.
• Dip each log into glaze . Place on racks until glaze becomes firm. Store in airtight container with waxed paper between layers.

EASY NO-BAKE PEANUT BUTTER LOG

Steps:

• Blend peanut butter and honey.
• Work in as much of the dry milk as you need to make the mixture easy to handle and fairly stiff.
• Pick up the mixture and knead in raisins, distributing them evenly throughout.
• Roll this into a 1 inch thick, 10 inch long log.
• Roll the log in coconut.
• Chill several hours.
• To serve, slice into rounds.
• Store in the refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER LOGS

Steps:

• 1. In medium mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and margarine. Stir in sugar. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Mix well. Portion and shape level tablespoons of cereal mixture into logs. Roll in peanuts. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheet.2. Melt chocolate with shortening over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Drizzle chocolate mixture over logs. Chill before serving. Store in airtight container.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED PEANUT LOGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into 2-in. logs. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip one end of each cookie into coating; allow excess to drip of. Dip into peanuts. Place on waxed paper to set.

PEANUT BUTTER AND PRETZEL LOG CABINS

Steps:

• Put about 1 cup peanut butter in a resealable plastic bag and seal bag, pressing out excess air. Squeeze peanut butter to one corner of bag and snip off 1/8 inch from corner to form a makeshift pastry bag. (Do not use a real pastry bag.)
• Make base:
• Secure 2 pretzels to a serving board or plate with dabs of peanut butter, arranging them parallel to each other about 2 inches apart, and pipe peanut butter alone top of them, beginning and ending 1/4 inch from each end of pretzel. Put 2 pretzels across base to form a square, arranging them 1/4 inch from ends and pressing them into peanut butter.
• Continue building sides of log cabin in same manner, using peanut butter as mortar, until log cabin is 6 pretzels high on all sides.
• Make roof:
• To make roof supports, secure an upright pretzel in center of each of 2 shorter cabin walls, attaching them to inside walls with peanut butter. Break 2 pretzels in half and prop 2 halves at a 45°F. angle against each upright support, securing ends with peanut butter to top of upright and to cabin corners.
• Beginning at base of roof, arrange pretzels across roof supports, piping peanut butter on each pretzel before attaching it and attaching each succeeding pretzel to an opposite side of roof.
• Make 7 more cabins in same manner with remaining pretzels and peanut butter. Cabins may be made 1 day ahead and chilled.
• Make trees:
• Glue 3 pretzels together lengthwise with peanut butter to form a thick trunk and glue 3 broken pretzels of varying lengths to lower end of trunk. Glue parsley sprigs to trunk with more peanut butter. Make 7 more trees in same manner. Use a dab of peanut butter on serving board or plate to stand tree upright.
• Make campfires:
• Glue broken pretzels in a campfire pattern with peanut butter on serving board or plate in front of cabin and glue red pepper flames to inside of campfire. Make 7 more campfires in same manner.