Chocolate for a Nine Year Old Cook: Fudgy Buttons

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Chocolate for a Nine Year Old Cook
Fudgy Buttons

With ten or eleven people living in this house, depending on if my college daughter is home, there is always somebody in the kitchen. The boys cook as much as the girls but not the same way. The boys want to fix things that are fast and with the minimum amount of creativity. And usually that means treats.

They each have their favorite sweet thing to make. It might not be their favorite food...but if they have to do the work, they always choose from a small number of recipes.

My youngest boy is nine. His favorite, "I'm the cook and in charge" recipe is Fudgy Buttons. It only takes a minute to whip up and everybody loves it. Cleanup is just as quick.

When Ryan first started making these he went through an entire jar of peanut butter. He fixed a double batch every day. Friends would come over and he would want to cook with them. Family Night Treat was Ryan's buttons. Sunday desert was Ryan's buttons. Chocolate Cravings? "Hey Ryan!?!" It has been two months since our last batch but with Christmas around the corner it is time to call in our expert once again.

I found this recipe from my favorite cooking magazine, Taste of Home's Quick Cooking.

FUDGY BUTTONS

4 Tablespoons butter (no substitute)
1 Tablespoon Baking Cocoa
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon milk
4 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter

In a small sauce pan, melt the butter, remove from the heat. Add cocoa and mix well. Stir in sugar. Add milk and stir until smooth. Add peanut butter and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper; flatten tops. Refrigerate until serving. About 3 dozen.

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