December 22, 2024

Childress family peanut butter balls

7 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup butter

1 cup peanut butter

1 12 oz bag semi sweet chocolate chips

2 Tb butter

1/2 block paraffin wax


Filling

Melt 2 sticks of butter in glass measuring cup

Place in bowl 

In the butter melted glass measuring cup add the 1 cup of peanut butter 

Add to butter

Mix together well and add powdered sugar slowly to make a dough

Make small balls and place on wax paper on baking sheets


Glaze

Use a double boiler, add water to the bottom. In the top add:

Chocolate chips

2 TB butter 

wax

Let cook until melted stirring occasionally


Dip each ball in the chocolate mixer with a toothpick and use the toothpick to fill in the hole in the chocolate.

Place back on wax paper and put in refrigerator to set up. 

Once set up you can freeze.

Makes 100 balls

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