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!

Note: Photo by CH�iS under Creative Commons license.

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Sarah in Twin Cities, MN Dec 19, 2012
Would make this again.
I substitute half the amount of shortening for the paraffin... works great, they just need to be refrigerated with layers of waxed paper between them if you stack them up. 4 stars

A cookie baker Nov 28, 2012
Would make this again.
Not only would this be good for Christmas..but Halloween as well. Make the open part into an eye:) 4 stars

A cookie baker in Canada Nov 10, 2012
Would make this again.
A classic! So easy and delicious. If you serve them at a party make sure to identify them as containing peanuts. 5 stars

Andrea in From OH...live in NC Jul 16, 2012
Would make this again.
These are the same cookies I remember my mom making when I was a kid. Now I make them for my kids. I lot the recipe my mother-in-law gave me so decided these sounded the same and I would try them. They were exactly the same! However You might need to add more or less powdered sugar. If they are to soft you just need to add more till its crumbly and firm. If its to dry you added to much. I would highly say that you should use a little less then what it calls for, and add a little more at a time till you get the consistancy you want. I made a half batch and used about 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 Cups of powdered sugar. Hope that helps those of you who had problems! 5 stars

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. 5 stars