..polar bears..

a couple months ago, i woke up and went downstairs to eat breakfast.  i could hear something whining and i just assumed that we were watching my bros dog.  i said, to my mom, "why do we have baylee?" and she said, "that's not bay."  next thing i know, phil (step dad) brings in two ADORABLE puppies!!  oh my! i fell in love immediately.  one had a black patch, and one had an all white face, so i named them panda and polar bear.  they were actually abandoned at a horse sale that my parents were at, and they were just bringing them home until the next sale a few days later... buuut i apparently had something else in mind.  i decided to try to keep them and give it a "test run" to see if i could handle the craziness.  well, after the first day, i knew they weren't going anywhere.  they have been a lot of work but have brought so much joy to my life!  i just love my baby bears!  they're growing rapidly and love food probably as much as their mother bear (me).

my little sweetie hearts when they were just leetle

anyways... back to the food...my girlfriend threw a "white cocktail party" last weekend and i, of course, volunteered to bring something :)  i thought these polar bears would be perfect!  they taste almost as good as the white chocolate reese's eggs BUT with the addition of coconut! yumO!  i actually ran out of coconut half way thru the batch, so some were bare polar bears :) still yummy!  indulge and enjoy!!

POLAR BEARS

recipe from my local newspaper.

• 1 c. crunchy peanut butter
• 1 c. dry powdered milk
• 1 c. honey
• 1 t. vanilla
• 8 oz. white chocolate
• 1 T. shortening
• 1 c. shredded coconut (or more, if needed)

in a bowl, mix the pb, powdered milk, honey and vanilla.  blend well.  use a small cookie scoop and roll into balls with your hands.  put into refrigerator to set up.  in microwave safe bowl, melt white chocolate and shortening together until smooth.  cook in 30 second increments, stirring each time.  dip each pb ball into the chocolate to cover completely- i used two forks, and that seemed to work quite well at getting the excess chocolate off.  roll the balls around a plate sprinkled with coconut, covering completely.  place on wax paper and allow to set for about 30 mins.  makes 25-30

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