I love to do little Christmas things for my neighbors...and here's what they are receiving this year! The kits were from Martha Stewart...and I filled them with Buckeye's. Here's my favorite recipe! Merry Christmas to all of our "neighbors" and friends out there!

Buckeyes

1 1/2 cups Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 to 4 cups confectioners sugar

--Coating:
1 pound chocolate chips
2 tablespoons Crisco® Shortening

Directions
Combine Jif, butter or margarine, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Beat at low speed of electric mixer until blended.
Add 2 cups sugar. Beat until blended.
Continue adding 1/2 cup sugar at a time until mixture shaped into ball will hold onto toothpick.
Shape into 3/4 inch balls. Place on tray. Chill.
For coating, combine chocolate chips and Crisco® Shortening in microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave at 50% (medium) for 1 minute. Stir. Repeat until mixture is smooth.
Insert toothpick in candy ball. Dip three-fourths of ball into melted coating.
Scrape off excess.

Place on waxed paper lined tray.
Remove toothpick. Drizzle a bit over the top to cover the hole from the toothpick.
Refrigerate until coating is firm then remove from paper.
Store in refrigerator!
Makes 8 dozen.