Buckeyes

ingredients:

 

1 cup of peanut butter

1 stick of butter (margarine works best)

1 box of confectioner’s sugar

 instructions: 

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.

Here is what you need to make the chocolate coating:

1 12 oz. bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/3 stick of paraffin wax (Gulf Wax)

Melt the bag of chocolate chips and paraffin wax together in the top of a double broiler.

Mix together well.

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.

Let them sit for a few minutes so the peanut butter will soften, then use your fingers to close the (toothpick) hole.