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Peanut Butter Buckeyes

Recipe information

  • Yield

    yields 6 to 7 dozen

Ingredients

One 12-ounce jar crunchy peanut butter (1 1/2 cups)
One 16-ounce box powdered sugar
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
One 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
1 bar paraffin

Preparation

  1. Mix together peanut butter, sugar, and butter and form into small balls; chill. Over medium heat in the top of a double boiler, melt together the chocolate and paraffin. Using a toothpick, dip each ball into chocolate and cover about three-quarters of the ball, leaving a brown round eye. Place on wax paper to cool.

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