No Bake Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls
- 2 1/4 cup smooth or chunky peanut butter
- 2 cup bag of confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tsp shortening
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- In a large bowl, stir together the peanut butter, confectioners sugar, melted butter and flour until the mixture is crumbly.
- For the next step, the best way that I've found to make a smooth filling is to use your hands to mix everything together.
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
- Roll the peanut butter filling into 1 inch balls and line the baking sheet with rows of the balls.
- Set the baking sheet in the freezer for at least 1 hour to chill the peanut butter balls for easier dipping.
- While the peanut butter balls are chilling, melt the chocolate in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl that is deep enough for dipping.
- I melted 2 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips at a time, stirring at 30 second intervals until smooth.
- Remove the baking sheet from the freezer.
- Use a toothpick, wooden skewer, or slotted spoon to pick up a peanut butter ball and then dip it into the chocolate, turning quickly to cover the entire candy.
- Place onto a second baking tray that has also been lined with wax paper.
- Swirl the chocolate on the top of each candy for a pretty design.
- Refrigerate until the chocolate has completely hardened.
- Store the candies in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- **Warning** These little candies are very addictive!
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smooth, confectioners sugar, butter, semi sweet chocolate chips, shortening, flour
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/346715-no-bake-chocolate-covered-peanut-butter-balls (may not work)