Buckeye Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 oz. creamy peanut butter
1 c. margarine, softened
1 1/2 (16 oz.) pkg. powdered sugar
12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2 Tbsp. shortening

Preparation

Beat peanut butter and margarine at medium speed with electric mixer until blended.
Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until blended.
Shape into 1-inch balls and chill 10 minutes or until firm.
Microwave chocolate and shortening at high setting for 1 1/2 minutes or until melted.
Dip each peanut butter ball in melted chocolate mixture until partially coated.
Place on wax paper to harden.
Yield:
7 dozen.