10 Days of Holiday Baking with Event Garde - Day 5: Better-than-Buckeyes Peanut Butter Balls

On the fifth day of holiday baking Event Garde team member Kate Pojeta shares with us her family’s (better-than-Buckeyes) Peanut Butter Balls recipe for sweet treat to share at the holidays! 

Ingredients 

• 1 cup margarine - melted
• 4 cups creamy peanut butter
• 7 cups rice crispies
• 1# powdered sugar (about 4 cups)
• 1 1/2 bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 blocks wax - or shortening (about 1/3 cup)

Instructions

1. In large mixing bowl, melt butter, stir in PB (can heat a bit to melt)
2. Add powdered sugar and rice crispies
3. Separate into 2-3 bowls and chill (easier to roll when chillded & hardened)
4. Roll into small balls - can chill again to make dipping easier too
5. Slowly melt chocolate chips and wax/shortening in deep bowl
6. Use toothpick or skewer to dip balls into chocolate
7. Use mini cupcake cups or just place on wax paper to cool
8. Keep refrigerated