Buckeyes
Serves: Makes 150-160 balls.
 
Ingredients
  • 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)
Instructions
  1. Combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugar, and knead into a dough
  2. Hand-roll into small balls and place on wax paper or parchment paper covered baking pans or cookie sheets.
  3. Put them into the freezer to harden for the next step.
  4. In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips, and when melted add the optional grated paraffin
  5. 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.
  6. Set the coated balls back on the pans/sheets and put back in the freezer to set up.
  7. 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/