The Best Buckeyes

Here is how you make the The Best Buckeyes:

Ingredients

• 1 cup – 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature

• 2 cups creamy peanut butter

• 6 cups powdered sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips – melted

• 3 teaspoons shortening

Instructions

• Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

• Cream butter and peanut butter together until smooth

• Beat in the vanilla extract

• Add in powdered sugar and mix. The mixture should be smooth, a little bit crumbly and should not stick to your fingers when you pick it up.

• Scoop mixture, roll into 1 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet.

• Freeze balls for 30 minutes or until very firm. You can also refrigerate for 2 hours if freezer space is unavailable.

• When peanut butter balls are just about ready, prepare the chocolate coating.

• Melt chocolate at 30 second intervals. For 1 1/2-2 minutes total till melted and smooth. Add in shortening mix.

• Using toothpicks or wooden skewers, carefully dip the peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate leaving the top of the ball free of chocolate.

• Wipe off excess chocolate on the side of the bowl and return the peanut butter balls to the parchment lined baking sheet.

• Carefully twist the toothpick or skewer to remove. Smooth over the hole with additional peanut butter mixture or a slightly wet finger, or leave as is.

• Repeat with remaining peanut butter balls until all balls have been dipped.

• Let buckeyes sit until the chocolate has set up. Refrigerate buckeyes until ready to enjoy.