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Buckeyes

Name: Buckeyes
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 5-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1-2/3 cups peanut butter; 1 cup butter, melted; 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon shortening

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Makes

5-1/2 dozen

These chocolate peanut butter balls (no bake!) are always popular at my church's annual Christmas fundraiser. They resemble chestnuts or buckeyes—hence the name. —Merry Kay Opitz, Elkhorn, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

5-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1-2/3 cups peanut butter
1 cup butter, melted
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, peanut butter and butter until smooth. Shape into 1-in. balls; set aside.
Microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high until melted; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on a wire rack over waxed paper; refrigerate for 15 minutes or until firm. Cover and store in the refrigerator.

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Leave a bit of chocolate-free space on each piece for an authentic buckeye look!

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Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 127 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 29mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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