Cherry Peanut Butter Balls

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 24 -26 maraschino cherries, with stems
• additional confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a small mixing bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and vanilla; mix well.
• 2 gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 4 pat cherries dry with paper towel.
• 5 dust hands with additional confectioners' sugar.
• 6 wrap each cherry with a rounded tablespoon full of peanut butter mixture; shape into a ball (peanut butter mixture may need to be refrigerated occasionally while rolling cherries.).
• 7 cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 8 in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth.
• 9 dip peanut butter balls in chocolate; place on waxed paper.
• 10 refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until set.