I can't be trusted with chocolate

I love chocolate, a blanket statement for sure. These are a few of my traditional Christmas recipes. I make these to take to my neighbors, I only dare keep a few for myself. I can't be trusted with chocolate in the house.

Cranberry Chocolates

35 -40 pieces

2 cups dark or chocolate

1 cup dried cranberries

1 cup walnut pieces

Melt chocolate in double boiler.

Fold in cranberries and walnuts until they are coated in chocolate.

Drop teaspoonfuls of mixture onto wax-paper covered baking sheets refrigerator until hardened.

Barkies

1 cup sugar

1 cup white Karo syrup

2 cups peanut butter (chunky)

4 cups corn flakes

Bring sugar and syrup to a boil,(just to a boil)

Remove from heat

add Peanut Butter

Pour over cornflakes

Roll into balls

When set dip in Almond Bark if desired

Chocolate Mounds

1 12 ounce package coconut

16 ounces powder sugar

1/2 cup Hot mash potatoes (instant will work just fine)

Mix together and form into balls, refrigerate, until set.

Remove from refrigerator 10 minutes before dipping.

Cold centers cause chocolate to crack.

For Dipping

Mix 6oz Chocolate chips with 1/2 square Bitter chocolate

Melt over a double boiler or in microwave. Dip.

Merry Christmas