Happy Merry Christmas sweet friends. {My youngest at age walked around saying this to everyone. It stuck}. I don’t know if there will be snow or sunshine. I’m not sure if you will find your stocking overflowing with goodies or tiny lumps of coal. But I do know this. . . Jesus is the greatest gift. He came looking for you. He is reason enough to let our souls rejoice with the thrill of hope. My gift to you is a family recipe for Buckeyes. Some would call them Peanut Butter Balls. We call them worth every pound we gain this time of year. Oh, I know Christmas has nothing to do with eating cookies. But I don’t think Jesus minds one bit that we gather with our loved ones and enjoy each other with food and festivities on His birthday. In fact, I think He walks among us, touching each person on the shoulder and smiles.
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20
Happy Merry Christmas,
Stacey
Ingredients:
1 jar of Jif Peanut Butter (18 oz. MUST be Jif!)
1 bag of Powder sugar (1lb size)
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 stick of butter (softened)
6-8 oz of milk chocolate chips
1 oz of paraffin
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*With clean hands mix first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Roll into 1 inch balls. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Melt chocolate and paraffin in microwave safe bowl – stirring often.
Use toothpicks to dip balls into chocolate mixture. Using damp fingers, close of toothpick holes.
Store in refrigerator if you have any left over after you make them. They are great with your morning coffee before the kids get out of bed. Just sayin’.
(original blog post date 12/21/2012)
I love those Peanut Butter balls! They’re delicious!
And Merry Christmas to you, too, Stacey!
Thank you Sarah! Blessings this Christmas to you and yours!
Happy Merry Christmas to you, sweet friend! That IS adorable. Thanks for recipe – I might make them someday but right now, I know who will eat most of them…ME. :O
Love you, girl. Merry Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas dear!
I’m so glad that someone else knows the proper title for these. Buckeyes all the way! my mom makes them every year and they are everyone’s favorite!
Stacey, I just had to tell you that it’s a tradition for us to make Buckeyes every year at Christmas time. Funny thing is, when our kids were smaller, I could make a big batch and have tons left over until New Years, but not this year! All my kids love them and EAT MORE now, so with it only being 3 days until Christmas, we have about 12 buckeyes left…….I’ve never tried buckeyes with coffee..yum. Maybe I need to make more……
Have a merry Christmas…..
Note to Patty: Freeze a stash for yourself. Thaw them while the kids sleep. Eat with morning coffee. 🙂
Taste and see that the Lord is good!
Which is what I will pray as I savor every bite (and subsequent pound) of these delicious Buckeyes! Thank you, friend. I love a good recipe. 😉
See you soon! Yeah for us!