Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

Submitted by cookinmama3

"This recipe is as close as I could get to mom's. My family and husband's co-workers love these for the holidays."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 40

ingredients

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 12 ounces peanut butter
• 2 ounces paraffin wax
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

1. Melt the butter and mix in the finely ground graham crackers, nuts, coconut, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and peanut butter.
2. Roll about 80 walnut-sized balls and place on wax paper lined tray.
3. Melt the paraffin and chocolate chips in top of double broiler; mixing well.
4. Keep mixture warm while dipping balls. Insert toothpick to dip and remove toothpick when placed on tray.
5. When finished dipping put tray in freezer to set.
6. Store covered.