Melt-in-your-mouth Buckeyes

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 80
• 3 cups creamy peanut butter
• 7 -8 cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups margarine, softened
• 4 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 (12 ounce) packages chocolate chips
• 6 tablespoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 mix peanut butter, sugar, butter and vanilla together in a large bowl. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 2 melt chocolate chips and shortening over low heat (i use my crockpot). make peanut butter mixture into 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch balls. work with a small amount of the peanut butter mixture at a time, keeping the rest refrigerated until ready to form into balls. using toothpicks or small forks, dip the balls into the chocolate. set on wax paper and refrigerate.