Milk Chocolate Cashew Drops

Just about EVERYONE loves chocolate and cashews.  When I made the Milk Chocolate Cashew Drops, I was in heaven. I love cashews and when I added them together…well, I was simply in heaven.

Milk Chocolate Cashew Drops Recipe

Milk Chocolate Cashew Drops

¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/3 cup milk

2 Tbsp. light corn syrup

½ cup milk chocolate chips

3 oz. chocolate-flavored candy coating, cut into pieces

½ cup chopped salted cashews

½ tsp. vanilla

36 salted cashew halves

Line cookie sheets with waxed paper.  In heavy medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, milk and corn syrup; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in remaining ingredients EXCEPT cashew halves; blend well.  Refrigerate 15 minutes or until mixture thickens.

Drop by scant teaspoonful’s onto waxed paper-lined cookie sheets.  Press 1 cashew half on top of each candy.  Store in refrigerator.    Makes 3 dozen candies.

(Recipe for the Milk Chocolate Cashew Drops was in Pillsbury Classic Cookbook; Chocolate Lovers IV, Anytime Treats, Brownies Galore, Irresistible Desserts; February 1990, page 89)

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