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.