Buckeyes

I realized I never posted the recipe I use for buckeyes on the blog. The recipe I use comes from a very good friend who is an Ohio native. Buckeye candies are named after the dark brown nuts of the Buckeye tree and Ohio is considered the "Buckeye State".

Ohio Buckeyes

• 2 sticks butter
• 1 lb. powdered sugar
• 12 oz. jar creamy peanut butter (1 1/2 cups)
• 1 (12-oz.) pkg. chocolate chips (I use milk chocolate chips though I am sure you could use semi-sweet
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 stick paraffin (usually found near the canning supplies in the grocery store)

Melt butter, mix in 1 lb. sugar, peanut butter and vanilla. Form into balls. (If mixture is not thick enough to form into balls, gradually add more powdered sugar until dough can be formed into balls.) Refrigerate. Melt paraffin in double boiler or a mini-crockpot and add chocolate chips until melted. Use toothpicks and dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate and place them on waxed paper or parchment paper on a cookie sheet. If needed, refrigerate the finished buckeyes a little while to help them set, then store at room temperature.

***My buckeyes never look as perfect as my friends' buckeyes.