Buckeyes

How To Make The Peanut Butter Balls

1. In a large bowl mix together butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium until smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed. Add vanilla and mix gently until combined.
2. Add one cup powdered sugar, mixing first on the lowest setting and then on medium until combined. Continue adding the powdered sugar one cup at a time until a thick, shaggy dough forms and it is easily rolled. If the dough is too sticky you can add more powdered sugar a ½ cup at a time up to a full cup until the dough rolls easily like playdough.
3. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop the dough into one tablespoon portions. I like to use my smallest one tablespoon cookie scoop from my set of three as it makes the process much faster. Roll each ball gently smooth with your hands. Be careful to smooth any lumps, as they can really show in the finished treats.
4. Place each peanut butter dough ball on the parchment lined cookie sheet with about an inch of space in between. Add a toothpick firmly into the center of each candy.
5. Freeze the pan of buckeyes for at least 30 minutes until solid, but can be left in the freezer overnight.

How To Dip Buckeyes In Chocolate

1. In a microwave safe bowl add chocolate chips and coconut oil. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat for a minute at half power, then stir. Continue heating the chocolate in thirty second increments until it forms a smooth chocolate sauce, about two minutes.
2. Use a large ice cream scoop to scoop the chocolate sauce in the bowl. (See notes) Dip each peanut butter ball into the chocolate sauce in the ice cream scoop, leaving a circle of peanut butter on top showing near the toothpick about the size of a nickel. Allow any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl, then place on the parchment paper.
3. Place the pan in the freezer the buckeyes for at least 15 minutes. Remove the toothpick from each candy. Place a little water into a small bowl and dip your finger into it. Use the water to carefully smooth away the toothpick hole on the top of each buckeye if preferred. Then serve and enjoy.