Buckeyes

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• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  Smucker's® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter or 1 1⁄2 cups  Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3 -4  cups powdered sugar
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2  tablespoons  Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening

Directions

1. COMBINE peanut butter, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on LOW until blended. Add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating until blended. Beat in additional powdered sugar until mixture, when shaped into a ball, will stay on a toothpick. Shape into 1-inch balls. Refrigerate.
2. PLACE chocolate chips and shortening in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM for 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat until mixture is smooth. Reheat as needed while coating peanut butter balls.
3. INSERT toothpick in peanut butter ball. Dip 3/4 of ball into chocolate, leaving top uncovered to resemble a buckeye. Remove excess. Place on wax paper-lined tray. Remove toothpick. Smooth over holes. Refrigerate until firm.
4. Variation:
5. SPICY BUCKEYES: ADD 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper with peanut butter mixture in step 1. Continue recipe as directed.