Buckeyes

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 cups confectioners' sugar
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar. The dough will look dry. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.

Press a toothpick into the top of each ball (to be used later as the handle for dipping) and chill in freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.

While peanutbutter is in freezer melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir frequently until smooth.

Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate holding onto the toothpick. Leave a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top to make them look like Buckeyes. Put back on the cookie sheet and refrigerate until serving.

Comments:
These are a very common holiday treat. Some tips, put the peanutbutter mixture in the fridge before rolling into balls to firm up the mixture a bit. Also, I used about 2 cups of peanut butter. 1/2 cup of that was regular crunch as I ran out of creamy. It still turned out fine. I wouldn't suggest extra crunchy unles you really wants the peanuts in it. Also, I used 4 cups of confectioners sugar and then added a little at a time after that until I got the consistency I needed for rolling the balls. It was probably just over 5 cups.