Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

Umm, are you ready for a little taste of perfection? Because these chocolate peanut butter balls are it. We have a family friend that used to make something a lot like these, but she would make them into bars. We would beg her every time we saw her to make her famous “scotcharoos”. {How we came up with that name, I will never know.} I could eat an entire plate of these in no time flat. {No, I haven't done that already...I have no idea what you’re talking about.}

Here's the recipe for these delightful yummies!

Ingredients:

• 2-1/2 cups rice crispy cereal
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1-1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 2 (12 oz.) bag chocolate chips {I used Toll House milk chocolate}
• Wooden skewers

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix rice krispies and powdered sugar together, set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, melt peanut butter and butter on medium heat.
3. As soon as it becomes a uniform liquid, remove from heat and pour over rice krispy mixture, stirring until well combined.
4. Form into 1-1/2 inch balls, place on a cookie sheet and put in refrigerator to cool.
5. Meanwhile, put chocolate chips in the microwave {Use one bag first and see how far it gets you} and heat until melted and runny. {Be sure to keep a close eye on it and stir it every 20 seconds or so, so it doesn’t seize up.}
6. Put each ball on a skewer and dip in the melted chocolate.
7. Remove ball from skewer and place on wax paper.
8. Put in the refrigerator until set and enjoy!

Just a heads up - this recipe makes a good 4-5 dozen, so be ready to eat your heart out!

-Sarah

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