Buckeyes

Buckeyes

Commonly known as Peanut Butter Balls. Recipe can easily be halved or quartered. Paraffin wax can be omitted but it will be a little more difficult to dip the balls without it.

2 lbs. Peanut butter
1 pound butter
3 pounds powdered sugar
two 12-ounce packages of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Use a high quality chocolate.
1/2 of one bar of paraffin wax
toothpicks for dipping
waxed paper

Place wax paper onto cookie sheets and set aside. Cream peanut butter and butter until combined. Add sugar a little at a time. Make sure it is mixed well. Roll peanut butter mixture into approximately 400 1-inch diameter balls. Insert one tooth pick into each small peanut butter ball. Set all of them aside. Melt chocolate and paraffin (parafin helps the chocolate become shiny when it cools) in a double boiler. Be careful not to over-heat the chocolate. Dip the ball into the chocolate so as to ALMOST cover the entire ball. Leave small portion of ball uncoated. Let cool on waxed paper. Store in a cool place.

Note: This recipe makes 400 cookies. Halve or quarter the recipe if you can't eat that many!

Reviews of Buckeyes:

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  Selena in Hamilton, Ohio  Dec 22, 2009
Would make this again.
This is a great recipe. For a little change of pace, you can roll the buckeyes in other ingredients immediately after the chocolate dipping. (Be sure to use the wax; it helps the added ingredient adhere. I roll mine in coconut flakes, crushed pecans, and candy sprinkles for a more decorative (and more tasteful) flair! five stars

  Sheila in Ga  Dec 21, 2009
Would make this again.
I love these my cousin started me on them many years ago and we have to make them every Christmas. As far as not using the wax the balls fall apart to easy without it. five stars

   Dec 17, 2009
Would make this again.
Buckeye's are almost the best thing ever made!!! five stars

  susan  Dec 16, 2009
Would make this again.
does anyone know a small version, i dont need 400 of these lol five stars

  Meghan in Ohio  Oct 9, 2009
Would make this again.
I made the whole recipe so that we could make it through football season (we are Buckeyes :) ) and it only made 100 - I made the balls the right size...that was the only bad thing - the recipe itself was GREAT! five stars

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