chocolate peanut butter eggs

Peanut butter is very social.  It gets along great with apples and bananas, crackers and toast, honey and cinnamon.  Peanut butter and chocolate have a love affair.  I wonder how that makes Jelly feel.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
approx. 15-20 eggs.

the STUFF

for the filling . . .
1 cup peanut butter
¼ cup butter
¼ cup brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar

for the chocolate coating . . .
14 ounces chocolate (dark or milk, whichever you prefer)
1 tablespoon butter

what TO DO

in a saucepan . . .
add peanut butter, butter & brown sugar
heat, stirring until melted and combined
removed from heat
add powdered sugar in 3 parts, stirring after each addition

on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper . . .
take a heaping tablespoon  of the peanut butter mixture
using your hands shape the scoop into an egg shape
place each egg on the parchment paper
place the cookie sheet in the fridge for about 30 minutes to let the eggs set

in a microwave safe bowl . . .
add chocolate pieces/morsels and 1 tablespoon butter
heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after every 30 seconds
heat until smooth and liquid
dip each egg into the chocolate one at a time
(you can just plop the egg into the chocolate and use a fork to flip it over)
let any excess chocolate drip off
(finger licking good)
place each egg back onto the parchment paper
place the cookie sheet back into the fridge for another 30 minutes

Enjoy!
- Coco