Cookbook:Buckeyes

Buckeyes
Category	Confection recipes
Servings	about 25
Time	10 - 12 minutes (plus refrigeration time)
Difficulty

Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | Confections

An easy snack named from their resemblance to the nut of the Buckeye tree.

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 small bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 25 toothpicks

Method

1. Mix peanut butter, melted butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
2. Form the mixture into 1-inch balls.
3. Place a toothpick into each ball.
4. Refrigerate or freeze for an hour.
5. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler.
6. Dip the balls in the melted chocolate, leaving a small exposed circle.
7. Place on wax paper and remove toothpick.
8. Refrigerate or freeze.

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