~Christmas Baking~~Peanut Butter Balls~

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~Peanut Butter Balls~

  ~Ingredients

       ~ 2 Cups Creamy Peanut Butter

          ~ 1/2 Cups Butter

          ~ 4 Cups Powdered Sugar

          ~ 3 Cups Rice Krispies**  

          ~ 2 Cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

         ~ 1/2 Block of Paraffin Wax, Chopped into Small Pieces(this keeps the chocolate from melting so quickly and getting all over your hands, while you eat the finished P/B Balls.)  =)

~Step One

          ~ Melt peanut butter and butter in a saucepan, over low heat.  In a large bowl, mix rice cereal and powdered sugar well.  Pour melted ingredients over the cereal and sugar, blend together thoroughly.

~Step Two

          ~ Form into 1 inch or smaller balls, place on cookie sheets covered with wax paper, and let chill until firm in your refrigerator. (It is ok to allow them to chill over night.)

~Step Three

          ~   Melt the chocolate and the paraffin wax in a double boiler and keep melted while working with the balls.  Using a spoon(or the tool used when dying eggs) dip balls in chocolate. Coat well and place on cookie sheets, covered with wax paper.  Chill until firm and ready to eat.  

*Recipe Source~All Recipes, 

**Rice Krispies is a trademark of Kellogg's

My D.D.(my mom's mom) has made peanut butter balls at Christmas time for as long as I can remember. 

They are deliciously rich and are best paired with a very large glass of cold milk!

They are easy to make and fun for the whole family to make together.

With this recipe I am linking up with Miss Grace's Baking Monday.

Audrey