Christmas Baking: Peanut Butter Buckeye's and White Chocolate Treats

These are my all time favorite candy!  "They are called buckeyes because they are shaped like  the famous nut of Ohio's state tree as well as Ohio State's symbol."

  • 2 cups (475 g) creamy peanut butter (not "natural" peanut butter)
  • ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter softened 
  • 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar firmly packed
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ¼ cups (405 g) powdered sugar
  • 2 cups (340 g) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon light oil
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine peanut butter and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until well-combined.  
  • Add brown sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.  Stir well. 
  • Gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.  Scoop into Tablespoon-sized balls and roll with the palms of your hand until smooth and round.
  • Place on lined cookie sheet and freeze for 15-20 minutes.  
  • While peanut butter balls are chilling, combine chocolate chips and oil and heat in the microwave in 25-second intervals (stirring well in between) until chocolate is smooth and completely melted.  Pour into a deep dish (I use a wide cup).  
  • Remove peanut butter balls from freezer, spear the top of each peanut butter ball with a toothpick and, holding the toothpick, dip each buckeye ball into the melted chocolate.

White Chocolate Treats


And these are my second favorite candy :o)  We've made these for years in my family and all love them.  They are crunchy, sweet and salty all in one.  This year I added some holiday sprinkles to jazz them up, but traditionally we just dip them and leave plain.

  • 15 ounces Vanilla almond bark, 9 large squares
  • 2 sleeves Town House crackers, about 34 sandwiches
  • Creamy Peanut Butter

Spread peanut butter on crackers, top with another cracker.  Continue doing so for all four sleeves of crackers.

Melt package of white chocolate in medium bowl, one minute at a time until all is smooth.

With fork dip each cracker sandwich on chocolate covering both sides.  Place on wax paper.  Cool.

Comments

Danko Family said…
They all look awesome Jess! Good job on the buckeyes!
December 16, 2008 at 7:38 AM
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