Description
This recipe is so good that I double it whenever I make it. Since it is peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate it is almost like candy. Real buckeyes are nuts that grow on trees and are related to the horse chestnut.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Beat peanut butter
- butter
- and vanilla together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in 4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar until dough is stiff
- firm
- and dry with no lumps; you may need up to 2 cups more sifted confectioners’ sugar.
- Roll dough into about sixty 1-inch balls and place on wax-lined cookie sheets. Press a toothpick into the top of each ball and chill in the freezer until firm
- about 30 minutes.
- Place chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir frequently until melted and smooth.
- Hold the toothpicks and dip frozen peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate
- leaving a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top. Return to the cookie sheet
- remove and discard the toothpicks
- and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 30