ATK's Buckeyes

By lorik

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons creamy or chunky peanut butter
• 1 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons salted dry-roasted peanuts, chopped coarse, plus 20 peanut halves
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped, or 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Details

Servings 20
Adapted from americastestkitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Line large plate with parchment paper. Stir sugar, peanut butter, cream cheese, chopped peanuts, and vanilla in bowl until uniform. Roll mixture into twenty 1/2‐inch balls; space balls evenly apart on prepared plate. Freeze, uncovered, for 15 minutes.

2. Microwave chocolate and oil in bowl, covered, at 50 percent power, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 2 to 4 minutes.

3. Using toothpick, pick up 1 ball and dip into chocolate to coat, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl. Return ball to plate, remove toothpick, and immediately place peanut half over toothpick hole. Repeat with remaining balls. Freeze balls, uncovered, until chocolate has hardened, about 10 minutes. Serve, or store in refrigerator until serving time. (Truffles can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 1 week.)