Peanut Butter Balls

Name: Peanut Butter Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 18 balls
Ingredients: 1 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 package (16 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 15 min. + chilling

Yield 18 balls

Test Kitchen Approved

Peanut butter balls are a bit like peanut butter cups, except better and fresher because they’re homemade!

Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package (16 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a large bowl, beat together peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, butter and vanilla extract at medium speed until smooth. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls, freeze on parchment-lined baking sheets.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips in 30-second increments, stirring in between each increment. Dip each peanut butter ball into chocolate; place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.

Nutrition Facts

1 ball: 244 calories, 16g fat (7g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 74mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

These chocolate-dipped peanut butter balls taste like peanut butter cups. Creamy peanut butter and confectioners' sugar do the heavy lifting for the filling, while melted semisweet chocolate chips make up the simple, chocolaty coating. —Sharon Tipton, Casselberry, Florida

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