Addicting Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut Butter Balls

Chocolate coated peanut butter balls, these are so addicting I can eat the whole batch by myself.

The Ingredients

1/2 cup               Butter (1 stick)

8 oz                    Powdered sugar (2 Cups), also called confectioners' sugar or icing sugar

1 Teaspoon        Vanilla extract

1 ½ cups            Peanut Butter, Creamy

8-12 oz.             Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Mixing Instructions

Melt the butter, and then stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.  After the sugar, vanilla and butter are thoroughly mixed together, stir in the peanut butter. Chill for 2 or more hours, after well chilled form into about ¾ to 1 inch balls.  Stick a toothpick in each ball, and freeze for another 1 – 2 hours.

After the peanut butter balls are frozen. Melt the chocolate in the microwave.  Do not over heat, melt using short 30 seconds to 15 seconds at a time stirring between each time interval. You could add a teaspoon of canola oil to smooth and thin the chocolate.  Do not over heat.  If you over heat the chocolate it will seize, becoming thick and lumpy.  Moisture, just a drop or two, will also cause the chocolate to seize. 

Coat each ball with the chocolate, by either dipping in the chocolate, or pouring the chocolate over the peanut butter balls.  Re-chill in the freezer or refrigerator.

Enjoy

Clifton & Shirley

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