Buckeye Balls

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What’s In Buckeye Balls?

Here's what's in buckeye balls: The peanut butter balls are made with confectioners' sugar, creamy peanut butter, unsalted butter, and vanilla extract. The coating comes together quickly with just semi-sweet chocolate chips and shortening.

How to Make Buckeye Balls

You'll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here's a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade buckeye balls:

1. Make the peanut butter dough and roll into balls. Refrigerate.2. Melt the chocolate and shortening together in a double boiler.3. Insert a toothpick into each chilled ball and dip in the chocolate.4. Remove the toothpicks and chill until set.

How to Store and Freeze Buckeye Balls

Transfer the buckeye balls to a shallow, airtight container. Store in the refrigerator for up to one week.

To freeze buckeye balls, transfer them to a zip-top freezer bag or another freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to two months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Cookdap Community Tips and Praise

"This is an easy recipe that everyone will enjoy," says C Sue Simpson. "This batch gave me 36 buckeyes (just big enough for 2-3 bites each)."

"I added some crispy rice cereal to the recipe to give it a little crunch," according to Shannon Newcomb, who gave this buckeye ball recipe a 5-star rating.

"I made these with my kids a week ago," says Kaitlyn Diane Bennett. "They were wonderful and super easy to make! Both of my children loved them just as much as they loved making them."