Buckeye Candy

Reader’s Recipe : D. Flinner of Canton, OH

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs. powdered sugar
• 1 lb. margarine, room temperature
• 2 lbs. creamy peanut butter
• 1 – 12 ounce package chocolate chips
• 1″ square paraffin

Directions:

1. Mix sugar, margarine and peanut butter.
2. Shape into 1/2″ balls, chill overnight.
3. Next day, melt chocolate chips and paraffin in a double boiler.
4. Insert toothpicks into center of each ball. Carefully dip balls in hot chocolate.
5. Coat balls half way so candy looks like a buckeye.
6. Place on wax paper to cool.
7. Store in airtight container in a cool place.
8. Serve or keep indefinitely; Buckeyes freeze easily.