Buckeyes

Buckeyes

from allrecipes.com
Dessert
50 min
60 servings
151 kcal / serving

Some call buckeyes a cookie, some call them a candy, but everyone calls them delicious. These easy chocolate-dipped peanut butter balls are even no-bake!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cupspeanut butter
  • 1 cupbutter, softened
  • ½ teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 4 cupssifted confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
  • 4 cupssemisweet chocolate chips
  • toothpicks

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Beat peanut butter, butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

  3. 3

    Beat in 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar until dough is stiff, firm, and dry with no lumps; adding more sifted sugar as needed.

  4. 4

    Roll dough into about sixty 1-inch balls and place on wax-lined cookie sheets. Press a toothpick into the top of each ball and chill in the freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.

  5. 5

    Place chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir frequently until melted and smooth.

  6. 6

    Hold the toothpicks and dip frozen peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate, leaving a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top.

  7. 7

    Return to the cookie sheet, remove and discard the toothpicks, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!