All this week, we’ll be sharing our favorite recipes with our readers for the holidays. Please feel free to share yours as well!
From Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey:
One of my favorite holiday recipes is Buckeye Balls. My Mom would only make them at Christmas time. I loved them and would often sneak a couple extra. It’s a great recipe for a cookie exchange because it makes a large yield and can be easily doubled so you don’t spend hours baking in the kitchen. The recipe is as follows:
Buckeye Balls
1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
2 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup margarine, softened
16 oz chocolate chips
2 tbsp shortening
Line two baking sheets with waxed paper. In a large bowl, combine peanut butter, icing sugar, and margarine. Mix until a smooth dough is formed (if dough is still sticky add a little more icing sugar). Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheets. Put in refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes. On top of a double boiler, melt together chocolate chips and shortening. Stick a toothpick in the top of each ball and dip into melted chocolate, return dipped ball to baking sheet. Put Buckeye Balls back in the fridge to chill. Keep refrigerated.
Note: Buckeye Balls freeze well and are gluten free.
