Name: Cherry Peanut Butter Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened -; 1 cup peanut butter -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 2 cups confectioners' sugar -; 24 to 26 maraschino cherries with stems -; Additional confectioners' sugar -; 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips -; 1/4 cup shortening -

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Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Cherry Peanut Butter Balls

1. 1/2 cup butter, softened -

2. 1 cup peanut butter -

3. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

4. 2 cups confectioners' sugar -

5. 24 to 26 maraschino cherries with stems -

6. Additional confectioners' sugar -

7. 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips -

8. 1/4 cup shortening -

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Peanut Butter Balls

1. Stage

In a small bowl, beat the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

2. Stage

Pat cherries dry with paper towel. Dust hands with additional confectioners' sugar. Wrap each cherry with a rounded tablespoon full of peanut butter mixture; shape into a ball. (Peanut butter mixture may need to be refrigerated occasionally while rolling cherries.) Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

3. Stage

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip peanut butter balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until set.