Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine, softened
- 1(16 oz) jar creamy peanut butter
- 1-1/2 lbs.(1-1/2 boxes)powdered sugar
- 1(12 oz) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1/4 bar of paraffin, shaved
Directions
Cream margarine and peanut butter together until blended; add sugar, and beat well. Shape mixture into 3/4-inch balls. Chill balls at least 2 hours. Melt chocolate morsels and paraffin in the top of a double boiler. When chocolate is melted, insert a toothpick into each peanut butter ball; dip each in melted chocolate, then place on waxed paper. Chill until firm. When chocolate has hardened, remove toothpick and drop a little melted chocolate into hole. (If dipping chocolate has hardened, return to double boiler.) Yield: 60 balls.
Note: Peanut butter balls may be frozen.
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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Seasonal Samplings/Amer. Cancer Society
Submitted By: Linda Wilson
lwilson@gatecom.com
Peanut Butter Balls