Buckeyes

One of my Besties,  DD and I have been making these tasty little treats for close to a decade now. 
We make them to put into our Holiday Cookie Treat Tins that we give out at Christmas and they
are ALWAYS one of people Favs!! 
Super easy & no baking make these treats a great addition to your recipe box!



Ingredients:
2 c Peanut Butter (can use either smooth or crunchy - I always use creamy)
1/4 c (1/2stick) Butter -softened
3 3/4 c Powdered Sugar (sifted)

Coating:
2 c SemiSweet Chocolate Chips (or Chocolate Almond Bark)
2 Tbls Vegitable Shortening (if necessary)

How To:
-Beat Peanut Butter and butter together in a large bowl until creamy.
-Mix in Powdered Sugar until mix holds together - I did all of this in my food processor & it worked out very well with minimal effort.
-Shape into 1/2 to 1 inch balls and place on wax paper lined cookie sheet.
-Place in freezer for at least 10 minutes if you will be coating the same day - Otherwise can refrigerate overnight.

Coating:
-Melt the chocolate chips (or almond bark) over low heat until smooth.
-If chocolate mixture tends to be a bit thick or tries to seize up then stire in the vegitable shortening and it will smooth out the mixture.
-Use a toothpick to pick up the peanut butter ball and dip into choclate mixture swirling around making sure to leave the top uncovered (this is why it's called a Buckeye - it resembles the Buckeye nut!)
-Place back onto wax covered cookie sheet and after all are dipped then place back into freezer to set.

*This recipe rendered close to about 120 Buckeyes at 1/2" round!!