How to Cook Buckeyes

When you hear people talk about buckeyes, do you think of the Ohio State football team or maybe the lucky nuts you picked up when you were a kid? There is another type of buckeye, a candy. Not only are these kind of buckeyes edible but they are also delicious. Buckeyes are simple to make and are a big hit no matter what time of the year you make them. Just make sure you make plenty because they won't last long.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup butter
• 6 cups confectioners sugar
• 2 cups peanut butter
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract
• Large bowl
• Waxed paper
• Cookie sheet
• 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• Sauce pans
• Toothpicks

Instructions

How to Make Buckeyes

1. Melt the butter in a large sauce pan on low heat. You can also melt the butter in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl.

2. Pour 3 cups of confectioners sugar into a large bowl and add the melted butter. Stir until smooth and add the peanut butter, vanilla and milk. Mix the contents of the bowl together and add the rest of the sugar. The mixture will become crumbly, so use your hands to mix it together.

3. Line the cookie sheet with waxed paper. Next, roll the peanut butter mixture into 1-inch balls and place on the cookie sheet. You can make the peanut butter balls bigger or smaller if you want.

4. Stick the peanut butter ball-filled cookie sheet into the freezer for about 30 minutes so they chill completely.

5. Fill a large sauce pan with about 2 inches of water and heat on the stove at low heat. Place a smaller sauce pan in the water-filled pan and add the chocolate chips. Stir until the chocolate chips are melted, then remove from the burner. Let cool slightly. You can also melt the chocolate in the microwave. Set at 30 seconds, stir and keep repeating until melted.

6. Take out the chilled candy and insert a toothpick in one of the balls. Dip the peanut butter ball into the chocolate until it's 75 percent covered in chocolate. The chocolate-covered peanut butter ball should look like a buckeye. Set it back on the cookie sheet with the plain side facing up to dry. You can dip the balls twice in the chocolate for double the sweetness.

7. Repeat Step 6 for the rest of the peanut butter balls. Chill until the chocolate solidifies and then serve. You can store them in the fridge.