Buckeye Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 stick softened butter OR margarine 1 3/4 cups (1 18-ounce jar) creamy peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla About 1 pound confectioners' sugar
CHOCOLATE COATING: 1 package (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
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Directions:Cream butter, peanut butter and vanilla together adding confectioners' sugar until proper consistency is reached. Roll candy into 1-inch balls and place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Melt chips and shortening together in top of double boiler. Keep chocolate mixture in double boiler over low heat while you dip each candy. Using a toothpick, dip each ball covering about three-fourths of candy (Peanut butter needs to show for an authentic buckeye). Return candy to sheet to cool. Yield: 8 dozen buckeyes. |
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Notes: love trying new recipes, but this one has been a family favorite for as long as anyone can remember! Ohio is called the Buckeye State for the Buckeye tress which grow here. These peanut butter and chocolate candies look just like the nuts from that tress--hence the name! I can remember my grandmother making these as a special holiday treat. The candies are delicious, and best of all, they're not too messy and are easy to make.
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