Best Ever Buckeyes

Small peanut butter balls that taste even better than Reese's Cups. The taste so good- be careful, they are addictive!

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 40-50 balls

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  lb powdered sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate chips
•  use 1/2 tsp of shortening per oz of chocolate instead  paraffin wax

Directions

1. Mix peanut butter, margarine or butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla in bowl (It helps to soften the margarine).
2. Shape into 1" balls.
3. Refrigerate balls.
4. Meanwhile, melt chocolate with a bit of crisco (so the chocolate will harden. Without crisco, chocolate will remain soft.) in double boiler.
5. Insert toothpick into refrigerated balls and dip into chocolate, leaving small area resembling a buckeye.
6. Cool on wax paper and store in refrigerator or freezer.