Buckeyes

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 60
Yield: 60 servings

Description

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 1/2 cups peanut butter
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
toothpicks

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Beat peanut butter, butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
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 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 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 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 Return to the cookie sheet, remove and discard the toothpicks, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!