Peanut Butter Balls

These are Jon's favorite! Last year I had to make two batches, one to give away to neighbors, family and friends and one batch just for his personal consumption. I have to admit they are pretty good. Enjoy this traditional favorite.

Peanut Butter Balls

2 cups of powdered sugar

1/4 cup of butter

1 cup of chunky peanut butter

1 cup of chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 package of semi sweet chocolate chips

 

Mix all the above ingredients together except the chocolate chips. It may appear to be slightly crumbly. This is normal.

 

Melt chocolate chips in a bowl in the microwave (probably don't want it to be metal). I did increments of 1 minute stirring in between. It took a total of 3 minutes to melt. You can also use a double boiler if you would like to be fancy about it. Also, if you would like to add paraffin to your chocolate this will help them set up (harden) faster.

 

 

Now roll you peanut butter mixture into little balls. Roll them to be about the size of a small bouncy ball ( I know, odd reference). Then dip the balls using a spoon into the melted chocolate. Roll the peanut butter ball against the side of the bowl with the spoon ensuring the entire thing is coated with chocolate. Now, remove the ball from the chocolate bowl and place on wax or parchment paper. If you would like, feel free to top them with something fun. To half the batch I added some white chocolate peppermint candies. Now that they're pretty let them sit for an hour to become hardened. Then, eat your heart out!

 

 

Like this recipe? Try my other holiday favorites :) like SANTA THUMBPRINTS, BETTY CROCKER LEMON BARS, or BRE'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!