Play Dough Frosting

1/3 C melted butter
1/3 C corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. powdered sugar
food coloring

Stir together then knead until smooth.

Notes: This frosting is great for little hands wanting to decorate gingerbread people with clothes and the like. Separate the dough before adding food coloring for a variety of dough to decorate with.

Peanut Butter Cups

Here's one of a few Christmas staples from my youth:

2 sticks (1 c.) melted butter
1 3/4 c. crushed graham cracker (about 1 1/2 packages)
1 c. peanut butter (chunky or smooth--your choice)
2 1/3 c. powdered sugar
1 12 ounce bag of milk chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients except chocolate chips together and press into a 9x13 pan. Melt chocolate chips in microwave at 30-second intervals till completely melted and pour and spread over peanut butter mix. Let cool. Cut into small squares.

I think these taste quite like Nutty Bars with the graham cracker texture. Yum. Also, these are very similar to Becky's excellent Buckeye Balls, but may be slightly easier because no dipping or rolling.