Cookbook:Buckeyes
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| Buckeyes | |
|---|---|
| Category: | Confection recipes |
| Servings: | about 25 |
| Time: | 10 - 12 minutes (plus refrigeration time) |
| Difficulty: |  |
Cookbook | Recipes | Confections
An easy snack named from their resemblance to the nut of the Buckeye tree.
[edit] Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 small bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 25 toothpicks
[edit] Method
- Mix peanut butter, melted butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
- Form the mixture into 1-inch balls.
- Place a toothpick into each ball.
- Refrigerate or freeze for an hour.
- Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler.
- Dip the balls in the melted chocolate, leaving a small exposed circle.
- Place on wax paper and remove toothpick.
- Refrigerate or freeze.
