No-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup dry roasted salted peanut
• 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 cups peanut butter chips
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 place peanuts into bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade attachment.
• 2 pulse peanuts until finely chopped.
• 3 remove and place into small bowl.
• 4 place peanut butter and butter into large bowl.
• 5 with hand-held electric mixer, beat until completely smooth.
• 6 add vanilla and beat, scraping down sides of bowl with rubber spatula as necessary.
• 7 slowly add confectioners' sugar and beat until combined.
• 8 the mixture should be thick.
• 9 line baking sheet with waxed paper.
• 10 roll peanut butter mixture into 1-inch balls.
• 11 when they are rolled, cover sheet pan with plastic wrap and place into refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• 12 meanwhile, place chocolate-peanut butter chips and unsalted butter into bowl and melt according to directions.
• 13 poke toothpick into center of each ball and dip into melted chocolate using spoon to drizzle over top of peanut butter ball, if necessary.
• 14 coat entire ball.
• 15 place on baking sheet and immediately sprinkle chopped peanuts over top.
• 16 place in refrigerator to harden.
• 17 remove toothpicks before serving.