Buckeyes
Total Time: 30 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups smucker's® natural creamy peanut butter or 1 1/2 cups jif® creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 -4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons crisco® all-vegetable shortening
Recipe
- 1 combine peanut butter, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl. beat with an electric mixer on low until blended. add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating until blended. beat in additional powdered sugar until mixture, when shaped into a ball, will stay on a toothpick. shape into 1-inch balls. refrigerate.
- 2 place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave-safe bowl. microwave on medium for 30 seconds. stir. repeat until mixture is smooth. reheat as needed while coating peanut butter balls.
- 3 insert toothpick in peanut butter ball. dip 3/4 of ball into chocolate, leaving top uncovered to resemble a buckeye. remove excess. place on wax paper-lined tray. remove toothpick. smooth over holes. refrigerate until firm.
- 4 variation:.
- 5 spicy buckeyes: add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper with peanut butter mixture in step 1. continue recipe as directed.
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