‘Tis the season for Christmas Round-Robins!  Below are a few of my favorite recipes for this time of year.  I love snacks that don’t take a lot of time to prepare and ones that most people enjoy.  Don’t forget to throw on your hostess apron when greeting guests!

Pinwheels

Ingredients:

8 oz whipped cream cheese

1/2 cup chopped green onion

1/4 cup chopped black olives

3/4 cup ham slices

10-10 inch tortilla shells

 

Spread cream cheese evenly on shells.  Sprinkle with onion and olives.  Layer with ham and roll up tightly.  Wrap in plastic wrap and set in refrigerator for 2 hours.  Slice and serve.

 

Sauerkraut Meatballs

Ingredients:

2.5 pounds of meatballs

1 bottle of Heinz chili sauce

1 can whole cranberries in sauce

1 can sauerkraut

1 cup brown sugar.

 

Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook for a few hours.  Easy and wonderfully delicious!

 

Puppy Chow

Ingredients:

9 cups Rice Chex

1 stick of butter

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup chocolate chips

3 cups powdered sugar

 

This is a great one to make with children.  Our children’s cooking aprons come in handy for this recipe! Melt together butter, peanut butter, and chocolate chips.  Pour over chex and stir until well coated.  Put in a brown bag (double bagged) and pour powdered sugar in bag on top of chex.  Shake until coated and then pour onto a cookie sheet.  Set in refrigerator.  There are never leftovers!

 

Chocolate Coconut Balls

Ingredients:

1 box or 1 lb. powdered sugar
1/2 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
1/8 lb. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/16 lb. paraffin (parawax)
8 oz chocolate chips
1/2 lg. box coconut

Tie on your feminine apron before making these! Place powdered sugar in large bowl. Make a well in center. Pour in the milk, softened butter and vanilla. Blend until a soft paste is formed. Work in all sugar; add coconut. Mix well and refrigerate. Now, with hands, make small balls of the paste; refrigerate again. The balls must be cold when dipped.

Put chocolate chips and shredded wax in top of double boiler. When melted, dip each ball into the mixture. Roll until coated. Dip out with a fork; place on waxed paper. Keep the chocolate over the hot water all the time. With a little practice, your chocolate can be swirled on top of the ball for a professional look.  They taste like Almond Joys!

 

-Peg