Buck Eyes

7 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter softened
  • 1 2 lb. jar peanut butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 lb. powdered sugar
  • 1 13 1/2 oz. graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 to 1/2 c. chocolate block
  • 1 large and 1 small bag chocolate chips

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large bowl, mix butter, peanut butter and vanilla with an electric mixer.
  2. 2
    In another bowl, mix together powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs.
  3. 3
    By hand, mix the crumb mixture into the creamed mixture until no sugar is visible.
  4. 4
    Roll a small amount of mixture the size of a buck eye nut between your palms and place these on waxed paper on a tray.
  5. 5
    Be sure that the tray will fit on your refrigerator shelf.
  6. 6
    Refrigerate for several hours.
  7. 7
    Later, mix paraffin wax and chocolate chips in top of double boiler. Pierce each ball and and roll in wax and chocolate mixture until just a small portion of the ball in not covered by chocolate.
  8. 8
    Use toothpicks to roll the balls in the chocolate.
  9. 9
    When coated, place the balls on the waxed paper and refrigerate again.
  10. 10
    This is a large amount and a portion can be frozen for future use.

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