Kitchen Ideas: Buckeyes

Kitchen Ideas: Buckeyes

Growing up, my mom always would make an assortment of Christmas cookies during the month of December. She would literally make 6-10 different cookies or desserts and we would be able to snack on them whenever we wanted. My all-time favorite was the buckeye. Partly because I grew up a fan of my mom’s alma mater, Ohio State, but mainly because of how amazingly delicious the cookies are.

This year I decided I would try to make my own batch of buckeyes because I will not be making it to my parents’ house this Christmas (a real buckeye is a nut but the cookies are essentially peanut butter covered in chocolate.) This weekend I gathered all the ingredients and got working.

The recipe I used is as follows (from my sisters Blog: This American Wife)

Buckeyes

1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 cups powdered sugar
4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar. The dough will look dry. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.

Press a toothpick into the top of each ball (to be used later as the handle for dipping) and chill in the freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.

Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir frequently until smooth.

Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate holding onto the toothpick. Leave a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top to make them look like Buckeyes. Put back on the cookie sheet and refrigerate (or freeze) until serving.

And this is how they turned out looking (and they tasted delicious!)