PEANUT BUTTER BALLS
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, room temperature
1 Tbsp. milk
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Combine first 5 ingredients until blended. Blend in peanut butter. Roll by heaping tablespoons into 1" ball and place on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill two hours.
Melt together:
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. solid vegetable shortening
Scrape into small bowl. Individually spear each ball onto toothpick, then dip into melted chocolate. Drip off excess. Return to wax paper and chill 10-15 minutes to firm up chocolate.