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How to Make Peanut Butter & Chocolate "Buckeyes" May 14th 2012, 00:00 Buckeyes Buckeyes are a delicious combination of peanut butter and chocolate rolled into little balls. They are called "Buckeyes" because they resemble the nut of the Buckeye tree, although these sweet treats taste much better! Edit Ingredients 1 1/2 cups (355mL) peanut butter 1/2 cup (118mL) butter 1 tsp. vanilla 16 oz. (454g) confectioners sugar/powdered sugar 6 oz. (170g) semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 tbsp. shortening 1 tsp. ground cinnamon (optional) Edit Steps In a bowl, mix butter, cinnamon (optional), vanilla, powdered sugar, and peanut butter together with an electric mixer until everything blends together into dough. Roll the mixture into balls Shape the balls. Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough out and roll the dough until it's a small ball. Place all of the balls onto wax paper and place in the fridge for 20 minutes. Melt chocolate until smooth Melt the chocolate. Using a double-boiler, melt the chocolate chips until the chocolate is creamy and smooth, stirring all the while. Add the shortening in as well and stir until they're both blended. Put toothpicks into Buckeyes and dip them in chocolate Using a toothpick, dip each ball into the chocolate. Only dip the balls about halfway into the chocolate. After doing this, place the balls back on the wax paper, chocolate-side down. Buckeyes Let the buckeyes cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, then enjoy! Edit Video Edit Tips Milk chocolate chips work best. Edit Things You'll Need Ingredients listed above Electric mixer Wax paper Toothpicks Edit Related wikiHows How to Make Peanut Butter Balls How to Make Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls How to Melt Chocolate How to Rescue Stiffened Melted Chocolate Article Tools Read on wikiHow Email this Article Edit Discuss Media files: 200px-Buckeyes-Peanut-Butter-Balls-6-7-09-3.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Peanut-butter-balls-(or-naked-buckeyes).jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Melted-Chocolate.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Dipped-Buckeyes-Peanut-Butter-Balls-with-Toothpicks-6-7-09-1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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