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Crispy Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

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I make over 40 different types of cookies and candies during the holidays for friends and family. This is one of my favorite candies to give aways as gifts.—Liz David, St. Catharines, Ontario

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Crispy Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Prep: 40 min. + chilling

Yield: 72 Servings

35 5 40

Ingredients

2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 cups crisp rice cereal
4 cups (24 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon shortening, divided
1/3 cup white baking chips

Directions

In a large bowl, beat peanut butter and butter until blended; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in cereal. Shape into 1-in. balls. Refrigerate until chilled.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and 1/4 cup shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper-lined pan. Let stand until set.
In a microwave, melt white baking chips and remaining shortening. Stir until smooth. Drizzle over candies. Refrigerate until set. Yield: 6 dozen.

Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.

Nutritional Facts 1 candy equals 133 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 54 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Crispy Peanut Butter Balls in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2008, p64

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Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2011 by trumpet21

These turned out great and tasted great as well. You definitely need to use shortening and not butter for the chocolate coating.

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by bvbdutt

Took these to a company Christmas Party and had lots of requests for the recipe! They were a hit!

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2011 by mikejean

Oh so yummy. Spray hands with Pam when rollling balls less sticky

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2011 by HeatherHH

These are SO good! I love the crunch to these and will definitely make them again. I don't think I'll ever go back to plain buckeyes!

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2011 by debbido

I had quite a bit of trouble melting the chocolate chips and margarine. I tried twice & the chips never dip get thin enough for me to dip the balls. I ended up smashing the peanut butter balls flat onto the pan & spreading the chocolate over them, thus bars instead of balls

Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2011 by Sewingcat

I have made these before. Now I would use a gluten free crispy rice cereal to my daughter that is Celiac could enjoy them with us.

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2010 by kriserickj

SO Yummy! SO Easy!

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by linsvin

Made these last year for the first time and couldn't find the recipe for awhile. So glad I did! The PB balls have a nice crunch for a change from other ball cookies. Only thing, when rolling into balls I hade to kept washing the pb off my hands. It was making it difficult to form a nice ball. Lovely flavor, makes a lot.