My Grandpa would be proud...

Every Christmas you could find 2 things in my grandma and grandpa Drane's kitchen...haystack cookies and peanut butter fudge. My grandpa ALWAYS made them and they were always a BIG hit! I make the haystack cookies a couple times a year, but always seem to think about them around the holidays. I never really liked them when I was younger...I didn't like the peanuts. Now, I love them and so does Seth!
This year Dylan helped me make them. He LOVES peanuts so he added a lot! This recipe is perfect because you don't need to measure anything, you only need the microwave, and it take 3 ingredients! Chinese noodles, peanuts, and butterscotch chips...oh so yummy!

The finished product. Just sitting on the table waiting to be eaten. A certain 3 year old asks every 5 minutes...are they ready yet! And a certain husband said while we were making them... I can smell what you are making!

And now the peanut butter fudge. Still easy but some measuring, more ingredients, and a very tired arm! But it is SO worth it. This fudge was in the door of my grandparent's fridge every winter. I don't know how many times I would sneak in there to get a piece. It was definitely my grandpa's specialty! He would always keep some aside for me without the chopped peanuts. Last year was the first year I made it. I don't know why I have waited so long. The minute I bit into a piece it was like I was in my grandparent's kitchen all over again...only if I really was.

This is now in the fridge just waiting for me to come and get it. I wonder if Seth will forget I made it so I can have it all to myself.

Making these 2 treats with Dylan makes me miss my grandma and grandpa Drane so much. They would have LOVED Dylan so much. Since they lived in Topeka I am sure we would have visited them often. They were such great grandparents, the kind of grandparents every grandchild (and great-grandchild) need. I was so lucky and Dylan is lucky because he has those kind of grandparents too. It makes your childhood that much sweeter!