Peanut Butter Balls on a Stick Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

2 lbs. peanut butter
1 pound butter
3 pounds powdered sugar
2 12-ounce pkgs semi-sweet chocolate chips.
1/2 of one bar of paraffin wax (optional; makes dipping easier)
toothpicks for dipping
waxed paper

Directions:

Place wax paper onto cookie sheets and set aside.

Cream peanut butter and butter until combined. Gradually add sugar and mix well. 

Roll peanut butter mixture into approximate 1-inch diameter balls. Insert one tooth pick into each ball. Set aside.

Carefully melt chocolate and paraffin in a double boiler.

Dip peanut butter balls into chocolate so about 3/4's is coated. Let cool on waxed paper. Store in a cool place.

Yield:  About 400 cookies. Halve or quarter the recipe if you don't want that many!

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