Buckeyes

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Commonly known as Peanut Butter Balls. Recipe can easily be halved or quartered. Paraffin wax can be omitted but it will be a little more difficult to dip the balls without it.

Makes about 400

2 lbs. Peanut butter
1 pound butter
3 pounds powdered sugar
two 12-ounce packages of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Use a high quality chocolate.
1/2 of one bar of paraffin wax
toothpicks for dipping
waxed paper

Place wax paper onto cookie sheets and set aside. Cream peanut butter and butter until combined. Add sugar a little at a time. Make sure it is mixed well. Roll peanut butter mixture into approximately 400 1-inch diameter balls. Insert one tooth pick into each small peanut butter ball. Set all of them aside. Melt chocolate and paraffin (parafin helps the chocolate become shiny when it cools) in a double boiler. Be careful not to over-heat the chocolate. Dip the ball into the chocolate so as to ALMOST cover the entire ball. Leave small portion of ball uncoated. Let cool on waxed paper. Store in a cool place.

This recipe makes 400 cookies. Halve or quarter the recipe if you can't eat that many!

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Reviews of Buckeyes:

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  Bobbie Vohs in Peoria, illinois  Dec 30, 2011
Would make this again.
I lost my family recipe on Buckeyes and I was frantic. I decided to check out this site and I was so happy that I did. The recipe was the same one that my friends and family love. If you love peanut butter and Reese peanut butter cups you will really love these. They take a little time but are truly worth it. five stars

  Susan in Gulfport, MS  Dec 22, 2011
Would make this again.
These were so easy to make and they taste fantastic. They can be time consuming in comparison to other no bake cookies because each one is hand rolled and hand dipped. But ithe Buckeyes are well worth the effort! five stars

  A cookie baker in connecticut  Nov 27, 2011
Would make this again.
I made these last year and my future very critical italian mother in law loved them, best she ever had she says. five stars

  Andriana in Florida  Nov 16, 2011
Would make this again.
My nana has always made this since I was too young to remember an now I have my own family I am able to make it for my cookie bake in memory of her :) they are absolutely amazing can't ever go wrong with a family tradition! five stars

  Sharon in PA  Dec 24, 2010
Would make this again.
I made these last year and they were great! Everyone loved them so much, I am making them again. They are definitely better than Reese's peanut butter cup and well worth the trouble. five stars

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