St. Nick's Dove Sticks

Another new recipe this year. I got it off the back of a package of a large bag of Peanut M&M's and they sounded so good, I had to give them a try. They were easy enough, but I found that as I cut them into bars the crust didn't hold together very well. It wanted to crumble more than I planned. That aside, they are quite good.



1 (12.6 oz) Peanut M&M's
1 bag Dove Milk or Dark Chocolate Miniatures
1 c. creamy peanut butter
2 1/2 c. powder sugar
2 sticks butter
2 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 greased 15x10x1 cookie sheet

1. Combine butter, sugar, peanut butter and crumbs in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Press mixture into bottom of cookie sheet.
2. Melt unwrapped chocolates in microwave for 90 seconds or until smooth OR in a double boiler to help prevent scorching. Pour melted chocolate on top of mixture and smooth with a spatula.
3. Place red and green Peanut M&M's on top of chocolate.
4. Refrigerate to set chocolate, about 1 1/2 hours. Cut and serve.

48 sticks