In all transparency, this recipe first came from Jif, but I'm a Skippy kind of girl, so that's what I used. I even tried the recipe with milk chocolate, instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips, and held a taste test. Everyone agreed, the semi-sweet chocolate was better!
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups Skippy® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 to 4 cups powdered sugar, divided
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
DIRECTIONS
Combine peanut butter, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl.
Beat with mixer on low until blended.
Add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating until blended.
Beat in additional powdered sugar until mixture, when shaped into a ball, will stay on a toothpick.
Shape into 1-inch balls and refrigerate.
Place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave on medium for 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat until mixture is smooth.
Reheat as needed while coating peanut butter balls.
Insert toothpick in peanut butter ball.
Dip 3/4 of ball into chocolate, leaving top uncovered to resemble a buckeye. Remove excess.
Place on wax paper-lined tray. Remove toothpick.
Smooth over holes. Refrigerate until firm.
