Ohio Buckeye Peanut Butter & Chocolate Candy
- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
2 dozen
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups creamy peanut butter (I always use Jiff)
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar (powdered)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (use only pure, not imitation)
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening (or 1 butter flavored shortening stick)
- toothpick
- wax paper
directions
- In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Shape mixture into 1 inch balls, inserting 1 toothpick in top center.
- Refrigerate balls for at least 2 hours.
- Over low heat, melt shortening with chocolate chips until smooth.
- Dip each peanut butter ball into chocolate leaving small uncoated top area (resembling a buckeye).
- Cool on wax paper and refrigerate (or freeze) for additional 2 hours before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ARathkamp
United States