Buckeyes
Ingredients:
1 lb Powdered Sugar
12 oz Chocolate Chips
2 Sticks Margarine (Imperial Margarine)
1/4 Bar Paraffin Wax (Gulf Wax)
1 Cup Peanut Butter (Creamy Jif)
1 TSP Vanilla
Directions:
- Let margarine reach room temperature, don’t melt or heat in microwave
- Cream together margarine, peanut butter, and vanilla in a stand mixer (kitchen-aid) with a wire whisk for 4 minutes, then scrape edges of mixing bowl with silicone spatula, flip mixture over, then whisk for 4 more minutes until smooth like icing
- Cover stand mixer with damp towel, and blend in powdered sugar slowly
- With buttered hands, roll into balls and place onto pans lined with wax paper and freeze for 2 hours
- After balls have hardened for 2 hours, melt chocolate chips and paraffin in a double boiler, stirring to remove lumps
- Dip balls in chocolate using toothpicks and put into refrigerator to harden for 2 hours until cold