Buckeye Candies

By acampman

Ingredients

• 1 lb. peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 lbs. powdered sugar
• 12 oz. chocolate chips
• 2/3 bar parafin wax

Preparation

Step 1

Combine peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar. Mix by hand and form into balls the size of a buckeye. Put onto cookie sheet with toothpick stuck in each and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Melt 12 oz. chocolate chips and 2/3 bar parafin in double boiler. Dip balls quickly, holding by toothpick. Do not totally submerge, leave a little uncovered so it resembles a buckeye. Place on wax paper to set the chocolate. Remove toothpick and store in tin.