Buckeyes
Serves: Makes 150-160 balls.
- 1 pound (4 sticks) salted butter, softened
- 2 pounds smooth peanut butter
- 3 pounds confectioner’s sugar
- 2 pounds of chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons grated paraffin (optional)
- Combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugar, and knead into a dough
- Hand-roll into small balls and place on wax paper or parchment paper covered baking pans or cookie sheets.
- Put them into the freezer to harden for the next step.
- In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips, and when melted add the optional grated paraffin
- Remove peanut butter balls from the freezer and using a toothpick stuck into the top of the balls, half-submerge each ball into the melted chocolate.
- Set the coated balls back on the pans/sheets and put back in the freezer to set up.
- Keep cool until shared.
Recipe by Taste Buds at https://tastebuds.bdnblogs.com/2015/12/15/tasty-treats/buckeyes-the-candy-and-fruitcake-follow-up/
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