Chocolate, Dessert

Buckeyes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 3 bags chocolate chips or 16 oz melting wafers for single batch-Ghirardelli melting wafers are best

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar. The dough will look dry.
  2. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
  3. Press a toothpick into the top of each ball and chill in freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.
  4. Melt chocolate chips or melting wafers in a double boiler. Stir frequently. (Chocolate chips harden much faster than melting wafers and don't remelt well.)
  5. Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate holding onto the toothpick.
  6. Leave a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top. Refrigerate.
  7. If making double batch, mix each batch separately.