Peanut Butter Buckeyes
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 84
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 118.4
- Total Fat: 7.0 g
- Cholesterol: 5.8 mg
- Sodium: 38.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Peanut Butter Buckeyes calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is a recipe for the traditional chocolate/buckeye treats traditionally shared at Christmas time and other special occasions. This is a recipe for the traditional chocolate/buckeye treats traditionally shared at Christmas time and other special occasions.Number of Servings: 84
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups peanut butter
6 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
1. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper; set it aside. In a large bowl, stir together the peanut butter, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract. (The dough will look dry.)
2. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Set them on the prepared cookie sheet and insert a toothpick into each ball. Chill them in the freezer until hard, about 30 minutes.
3. Melt the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl set atop a pot of simmering water over medium-high heat. Stir contiinuously until smooth. Remove the pot from the heat. Using the toothpick as a handle, dip each ball into the melted chocolate, leaving a small circle at the top uncovered. Place the dipped candies back on the cookie sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 2 hours. Makes about 7 dozen.
Number of Servings: 84
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COMPUCATHY.
2. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Set them on the prepared cookie sheet and insert a toothpick into each ball. Chill them in the freezer until hard, about 30 minutes.
3. Melt the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl set atop a pot of simmering water over medium-high heat. Stir contiinuously until smooth. Remove the pot from the heat. Using the toothpick as a handle, dip each ball into the melted chocolate, leaving a small circle at the top uncovered. Place the dipped candies back on the cookie sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 2 hours. Makes about 7 dozen.
Number of Servings: 84
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COMPUCATHY.
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