peanut butter balls

(also known as Buckeye Balls…  although I have no idea why?!  Do you??)

Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Ingredients:
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions:
In a large bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, butter & vanilla until smooth.  Dump in the powdered sugar and stir until too stiff to stir with a fork…  then comes the fun part.

Dig in with your (clean!) hands and stir & knead until a smooth stiff dough forms.  Roll into small (teaspoon-full size) balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Once you are done rolling all the dough, place the sheet in the fridge to chill and set for a few hours, until very firm.

In a small, deep bowl…  microwave the chocolate chips and oil together in 30 second intervals – stirring well between each time – until smooth.

Using a fork, dip each ball into the chocolate, tap off the excess and set it back on the parchment;  repeat.  Again, once the pan is finished, place it back in the fridge to set completely for a few hours!

If you have excess chocolate, reheat it in the microwave for a few seconds and then scrape it into a ziploc bag.  Cut off a tiny bit of the corner of the bag and drizzle the chocolate over the partially cooled chocolate balls.

*Alternately – and much more time-efficiently, especially great if you have littles running around! :

Instead of dipping the balls, place all of the melted chocolate in a ziploc bag and drizzle generously over the peanut butter balls.  A little less chocolate to peanut butter ratio, but still great and much quicker & cleaner…  and in my opinion cuter!!

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