Buckeye Balls II recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter
½ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

Nutrition Info

203.6 calories
carbohydrate: 22.8 g
cholesterol: 8.1 mg
fat: 12 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 3.7 g
saturatedFat: 4.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 81.2 mg
sugar: 20.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper, set aside.

  2. In a medium bowl, mix peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar with hands to form a smooth stiff dough. Shape into balls using 2 teaspoons of dough for each ball. Place on prepared pan, and refrigerate.

  3. Melt shortening and chocolate together in a metal bowl over a pan of lightly simmering water. Stir occasionally until smooth, and remove from heat.

  4. Remove balls from refrigerator. Insert a wooden toothpick into a ball, and dip into melted chocolate. Return to wax paper, chocolate side down, and remove toothpick. Repeat with remaining balls. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to set.

Recipe Yield

5 dozen

Recipe Note

These are chocolate-covered balls of peanut butter and confectioners' sugar.

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