Martha Washington Candy

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs confectioners' sugar (sifted)
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1 (8 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups pecans, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 ounce paraffin wax

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla.
• 2 add confectioner's sugar, mix well.
• 3 add pecans, mix well.
• 4 roll into 1 inch balls and put in freezer for 30 minutes.
• 5 melt chocolate chips and paraffin in double boiler over low heat, until melted.
• 6 dip ball into chocolate mixture, one piece at a time, holding with a tooth pick.
• 7 drop on wax paper.
• 8 store in refrigerator.
• 9 note: you can add two cups of coconut or chopped maraschino cherries or any extract you would like.