Recipe: Laura McKenna’s Ohio Buckeyes
July 23, 2024 7:07 AM CDT
By: Laura McKenna
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July 23rd is National Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day and there’s no better way to celebrate than with BUCKEYES!
I know what you’re thinking: What’s a buckeye?
It’s actually a nut that looks very similar to these edible ones. However, don’t try to bite into the real thing. That will definitely not end well for you.
I grew up in Ohio (the Buckeye State), and you can’t go to a wedding, a Christmas gathering, or tailgate party without having some buckeyes. And after tasting these, you’ll want to eat them at all your special events, too.
These melt-in-your-mouth buckeyes will probably convert any football fan to cheer for my team: Ohio State. So proceed with caution. Of all the cookies that I’ve ever made, these are easily everyone’s all-time-favorite. And there’s no baking required!
This recipe makes about 3 1/2 dozen buckeyes.
Disclaimer: If you are expecting a crowd, you may want to double the recipe. They are addicting.
Ingredients:
-1 stick of melted butter
-1 lb. of powdered sugar
-1 1/2 cups of smooth peanut butter
-1 tsp. vanilla
-1 package of Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips
-few TBSP of paraffin wax shavings
Beat together butter, sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla in a mixer. Roll into balls that are bigger than a grape but smaller than a ping pong ball. Chill in the fridge or a freezer for at least 1 hour. Leaving them chill or freeze longer is not a problem.
Melt chocolate chips with wax shavings in a double boiler. Gently insert toothpicks into the chilled balls and dip into the melted chocolate leaving a small spot at the top (as shown in the picture) to look like a buckeye. Let the excess chocolate drip off the buckeye for a smooth finish.
Cool until chocolate has hardened and then remove the toothpick.
Most important part: Take a spoon or a butter knife and very carefully just the top a little smoosh to fill in the hole on the top of the buckeye that was made from the toothpick so that the hole disappears. There’s nothing worse than a toothpick hole at the top of your prize winning buckeyes!
And then ENJOY! I know you will!
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