Christmas Buckeyes
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Ingredients
Buckeyes:
- 1 cup of peanut butter
- 1 stick of butter (margarine works best)
- 1 box of confectioner’s sugar
Chocolate Coating:
- 1 12 oz. bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ⅓ stick of paraffin wax (Gulf Wax)
Instructions
Buckeyes
- Put the above ingredients in a large bowl.
- It works best to mix them together by hand.
- Mix the ingredients together until they form a ball.
- Then roll the dough into small “buckeye-sized” balls and place on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
- Place a toothpick in each ball and then place in the freezer for them to harden.
Chocolate Coating
- Melt the bag of chocolate chips and paraffin wax together in the top of a double broiler. (If you don’t have a double-boiler, use a smaller pan in a larger pan that’s half-way filled with water. That’s what I do.)
- Mix together well.
How to Dip the Buckeyes:
- Take the peanut butter balls out of the freezer and dip in chocolate mixture.
- Be sure to leave the top open to resemble a buckeye.
- Place the dipped “buckeye” back on the cookie tray.
- Remove the toothpicks…
- Let them sit for a few minutes so the peanut butter will soften, then use your fingers to close the (toothpick) hole.
- And like magic, they look like buckeyes!
- And boy are they delicious!!!!!
- Store them in the refrigerator. I think they are best when they are cold.
Recipe by LoveFeast Table at http://lovefeasttable.com/blog/christmas-buckeyes/